Data Sharing Method and Device

ABSTRACT

A data sharing method and a device are provided. A first image is obtained by integrating a first 3D identifier and a second 3D identifier of a digital world into an image of a real world captured by a camera and performing AR rendering, the first 3D identifier is used to identify at least a building, a plant, or a mountain scenery in the real world, and the second 3D identifier is used to identify a first user in the first image. The first device displays one or a plurality of virtual objects in response to a second operation. In response to a sliding operation of which a start point of a sliding track is a first virtual object and an end point is an image of the first user, a server is requested to transmit the first virtual object to a second device.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a national stage of International Application No.PCT/CN2021/082093, filed on Mar. 22, 2021, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 202010203171.X, filed on Mar. 20, 2020and Chinese Patent Application No. 202010225568.9, filed on Mar. 26,2020. All of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated byreference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communicationtechnologies and augmented reality (augmented reality, AR)/virtualreality (virtual reality, VR) technologies, and in particular, to a datasharing method and a device.

BACKGROUND

With development of communication technologies, there are an increasingquantity of manners of sharing data between electronic devices. Forexample, social software may be installed in electronic devices, and theelectronic devices may share data with each other by using the socialsoftware. For example, the data that can be shared between theelectronic devices may include a file, an image, a message, or the like.

Two electronic devices (for example, a mobile phone A and a mobile phoneB) may share data with each other by using social software in thefollowing manner: A user of the mobile phone A and a user of the mobilephone B operate respective devices and add each other as friends in thesocial software. The mobile phone A and the mobile phone B establish asession in the social software. The mobile phone A loads, in response toan operation of the user, to-be-shared data (for example, an image) to adialog box corresponding to the session. The mobile phone A shares theimage with the mobile phone B in response to a sharing operation (forexample, an operation of tapping a “share” or “send” button) of theuser.

In the foregoing data sharing solution, there is much UI interactionbetween an electronic device and a user, and the data sharing solutionis not applicable to data sharing in an AR/VR scenario. For example, inthe AR/VR scenario, an electronic device needs to display a large amountof AR/VR scenario information. If the foregoing solution is used fordata sharing in the AR/VR scenario, excessive UI interaction may affectdisplay of the AR/VR scenario information, and affect display effects ofthe AR/VR scenario information.

SUMMARY

This application provides a data sharing method and a device, to reduceUI interaction for data sharing in an AR/VR scenario, thereby ensuringdisplay effects of information in the AR/VR scenario.

According to a first aspect, this application provides a data sharingmethod. The method may be used by a first device to share data with asecond device. A first application (application, app) is installed onthe first device. The first app is used to provide a digital world thatis in a 1:1 correspondence with a real world. For example, the first appmay be a Cyberverse (Cyberverse) app. The first device logs in to afirst account in the first app.

The first device may receive a first operation of a user. The firstoperation is used to trigger the first device to start the first app.The first device may display a first image in response to the firstoperation. The first image is obtained by integrating a plurality ofpieces of 3D identification information of the digital world into asecond image of the real world captured by a camera of the first deviceand performing AR rendering. The plurality of pieces of 3Didentification information include a first 3D identifier and a second 3Didentifier. The first 3D identifier is used to identify at least abuilding, a plant, or a mountain scenery in the real world. The firstimage and the second image include an image of a first user, and thesecond 3D identifier is used to identify the first user. It may beunderstood that the first image displayed by the first device is avirtual-reality integrated image obtained by fusing an image of the realworld and a 3D identifier of the digital world.

The first device may receive a second operation of the user. The firstdevice may display one or a plurality of virtual objects in response tothe second operation. The one or the plurality of virtual objects mayinclude: an image or a file in the first device, and a virtual model oran emoticon that is provided by a server of the first app and that isused for mutual sharing between different accounts of the first app.

The first device may further receive a first sliding operation of theuser. A start point of a sliding track of the first sliding operation isa first virtual object in the plurality of virtual objects, and an endpoint is the image of the first user. In response to the first slidingoperation, the first device may display a dynamic image of the firstvirtual object moving towards the image of the first user along thesliding track. The first device may further request the server totransmit the first virtual object to the second device logging in to asecond account. The second account is an account associated with thefirst user.

The start point of the sliding track of the first sliding operation isthe first virtual object, which indicates that the user (for example, asecond user) selects the first virtual object as to-be-shared data. Theend point of the sliding track of the first sliding operation is theimage of the first user, which indicates that the second user selectsthe first user as a destination end for receiving the first virtualobject. That is, the first user wants to share the first virtual objectwith the second user.

In the method in this application, the first device can present, to theuser by using the Cyberverse app, a virtual-reality integrated image(namely, the first image) obtained after AR rendering is performed onthe real world wherever the user goes, so that the user can easily learnof various information in a surrounding real scenario.

According to this solution, the first device can implement sharing of avirtual object in response to a parabolic operation pointing to an imageof a target user. This can reduce UI interaction for data sharing in anAR/VR scenario, thereby ensuring display effects of information in theAR/VR scenario. In addition, by using the foregoing solution, avisualization feature of an AR/VR platform provided by the Cyberverseapp for the real world can be fully demonstrated, and a visualized datasharing service in the real world can be provided for the user.

Further, if the first user who has registered an account with theCyberverse app exists in a field of view of the camera of the firstdevice, the first image may include the second 3D identifier of thefirst user. The second 3D identifier of the first user may identify thefirst user, so that the user using the first device can identify andselect the target user.

In a possible design of the first aspect, in response to the firstoperation, the first device may capture the second image by using thecamera, and collect data by using a preset sensor. The preset sensorincludes at least one of a gyroscope sensor and an acceleration sensor,and a global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS)positioning sensor. Then, the first device may obtain locationinformation and posture information of the first device based on thesecond image and the data collected by the preset sensor. The postureinformation of the first device is used to indicate a spatial posture ofthe first device. Then, the first device may obtain, from the server, a3D model of the digital world corresponding to the location informationand the posture information of the first device. The 3D model of thedigital world includes the first 3D identifier and garage kit data of anobject identified by the first 3D identifier. The garage kit data isused to indicate a three-dimensional structure of the object identifiedby the first 3D identifier. The 3D model of the digital world is createdbased on 3D data of the real world. The first device may further obtainthe second 3D identifier from the server based on a user biometricfeature of the first user in the second image. The user biometricfeature includes a face image or iris information. Finally, the firstdevice may integrate the first 3D identifier and the second 3Didentifier into the second image based on the 3D model of the digitalworld, and the location information and the posture information of thefirst device, perform AR rendering to obtain the first image, anddisplay the first image.

It may be understood that if the spatial posture space (including thelocation information and the posture information) of the first device isdifferent, the image of the real world (that is, the second image)captured by the camera of the first device is different. Therefore, thespatial posture space of the first device may affect an image of thereal world captured by a camera of a mobile phone A. On the contrary,the first device may calculate spatial posture information of the mobilephone A by using the second image.

In this application, the 3D data (for example, 3D building data) of thereal world may be collected, and the 3D model of the real world isconstructed based on the 3D data. For example, the 3D building data mayinclude location contour coordinates, height information, and the likeof a building. In addition, the 3D model of the digital world that is ina 1:1 correspondence with the real world may be further constructed. Inthe 3D model of the digital world, 3D identifiers, that is, first 3Didentifiers, of a plurality of objects (such as a building, a plant, ora mountain scenery) in the real world are added. For example, the first3D identifier may include at least information such as a building name,merchant information, a user comment, or advertisement information.According to model data of the 3D model of the digital world, an objectidentified by the first 3D identifier in the real world, a displayposition of the first 3D identifier in an image of the real world, andthe like may be determined. Therefore, the first device may integratethe first 3D identifier into the second image based on the 3D model ofthe digital world, and the location information and the postureinformation of the first device.

The first 3D identifier of the digital world is integrated into theimage (that is, the second image) of the real world based on the 3Dmodel of the digital world that is in a 1:1 correspondence with the realworld. On a premise of actually restoring the image of the real world,related information (for example, the first 3D identifier) of thedigital world may be added to the image of the real world. In this way,display effects of the first device in the AR/VR scenario can beimproved, and visual experience of the user can be improved.

In another possible design of the first aspect, the first device mayobtain the location information and the posture information of the firstdevice from the server based on the second image and the data collectedby the preset sensor. Specifically, the first device may send, to theserver, the second image and the data collected by the preset sensor.The server may perform spatial computing based on the second image andthe data collected by the preset sensor, to determine the locationinformation and the posture information, and then send the locationinformation and the posture information to the first device. In thisway, the first device may receive the location information and theposture information of the first device from the server.

In this application, an error of location information (for example, GPSinformation) obtained by the first device is large, and the error mayrange from 10 meters to 40 meters. The server may determine the locationinformation of the first device based on the data collected by thepreset sensor and the second image, and an error of the locationinformation determined by the server is at a centimeter level. In thisway, accuracy of the location information and the posture informationcan be improved.

In another possible design of the first aspect, the first device mayobtain the user biometric feature in the second image, and then obtainthe second 3D identifier from the server based on the user biometricfeature. Specifically, the first device may obtain the user biometricfeature in the second image, and then send the user biometric feature tothe server. The server may query the account (for example, the secondaccount) associated with the first user and corresponding to the userbiometric feature, and then send the second account and the second 3Didentifier of the second account to the first device. The first devicemay receive the second account and the second 3D identifier of thesecond account from the server.

In another possible design of the first aspect, the first device maysend the second image to the server. The second image includes the userbiometric feature. The server queries the account (for example, thesecond account) associated with the first user and corresponding to theuser biometric feature, and then sends the second account and the second3D identifier of the second account to the first device. The firstdevice may receive the second account and the second 3D identifier ofthe second account from the server. In this way, power consumption ofthe first device can be reduced.

In another possible design of the first aspect, a location of the second3D identifier in the first image may be preset based on a location ofthe user biometric feature in the second image. Alternatively, alocation of the second 3D identifier in the first image is determinedbased on location information of the second device. The locationinformation of the second device may be obtained by the first devicefrom the server.

In another possible design of the first aspect, that the first devicedisplays one or a plurality of virtual objects in response to a secondoperation may include: The first device obtains first virtualinformation in response to the second operation; and the first devicedisplays the one or the plurality of virtual objects indicated by thefirst virtual information. The first virtual information includes anidentifier of a virtual object downloaded by the first account from theserver, and/or an identifier of a virtual object shared by anotheraccount with the first account.

In this design, the first device may store the first virtualinformation. The first virtual information may be obtained from theserver when the first device logs in to the first account.Alternatively, the first device may obtain the first virtual informationfrom the server in response to the second operation.

In another possible design of the first aspect, the method furtherincludes: The first device deletes an identifier of the first virtualobject from the first virtual information in response to the firstsliding operation. The first device may delete the identifier of thefirst virtual object from the first virtual information stored in thefirst device. The first device may further request the server to deletethe identifier of the first virtual object from the first virtualinformation stored in the server.

In another possible design of the first aspect, after the first devicerequests the server to transmit the first virtual object to the seconddevice logging in to the second account, the method further includes:The first device receives a first sharing result from the server. Thefirst sharing result is used to indicate that the second device acceptsthe first virtual object. The first device sends first promptinformation. The first prompt information is used to indicate that thefirst virtual object is successfully shared.

In this design, the first device sends the first prompt information, toprompt the user that the first virtual object is successfully shared, sothat the user can learn of a sharing status (for example, the sharingsucceeds) of the first virtual object. In this way, user experience ofthe first app may be prompted.

In another possible design of the first aspect, the method furtherincludes: The first device receives a second sharing result from theserver. The second sharing result is used to indicate that the seconddevice rejects the first virtual object. The first device sends secondprompt information. The second prompt information is used to indicatethat the first virtual object fails to be shared.

In this design, the first device sends the first prompt information, toprompt the user that the first virtual object is successfully shared, sothat the user can learn of a sharing status (for example, the sharingfails) of the first virtual object. In this way, user experience of thefirst app may be prompted.

In another possible design of the first aspect, the method furtherincludes: The first device displays a user biometric feature recordinginterface in response to a first event. The user biometric featureincludes a face image or iris information. The first device receives auser biometric feature of a second user that is entered by the seconduser on the user biometric feature recording interface. The first devicesends the first account and the user biometric feature of the seconduser to the server.

It may be understood that the user biometric feature of the second usermay be used by another electronic device (for example, the seconddevice) to identify the user of the first device (that is, the seconduser), and the second 3D identifier of the second user is displayed inthe virtual-reality integrated image displayed by the second device.

According to a second aspect, this application provides a data sharingmethod. The method may be used by a first device to share data with asecond device. A first app is installed on both the first device and thesecond device. The first app is used to provide a digital world that isin a 1:1 correspondence with a real world.

A server may obtain location information and posture information of thefirst device, and obtain a user biometric feature of a first user in asecond image that is of a real scene and that is captured by the firstdevice. The user biometric feature includes a face image or irisinformation. The posture information is used to indicate a spatialposture of the first device. The server may send, to the first device, asecond 3D identifier and a 3D model of the digital world correspondingto the location information and the posture information. The 3D model ofthe digital world includes a first 3D identifier and garage kit data ofan object identified by the first 3D identifier. The server may receivea first request message from the first device. The first request messageincludes a first account logged in to by the first device in the firstapp, a first virtual object, and a second account. The second account isassociated with the first user. The first request message is triggeredin response to a first sliding operation of a user on a first image. Astart point of a sliding track of the first sliding operation is thefirst virtual object, and an end point is an image of the first user.Finally, the server may send a first push message to the second devicelogging in to the second account. The first push message includes thefirst account and the first virtual object.

It should be noted that, for detailed descriptions of the garage kitdata, the first 3D identifier, the second 3D identifier, and the firstvirtual object, refer to the descriptions in the first aspect and anypossible design of the first aspect.

In this application, the server may obtain, based on the locationinformation of the first device and the user biometric feature of thefirst user in the second image, the 3D model of the digital worldcorresponding to the location information and the second 3D identifierof the first user corresponding to the user biometric identifier, andsend the 3D model and the second 3D identifier to the first device.

In this way, the first device may integrate the first 3D identifier andthe second 3D identifier into the second image and perform AR renderingto obtain the virtual-reality integrated first image. The first devicemay send the first request message to the server in response to thefirst sliding operation of the user on the first image, to request theserver to push the first virtual object to the second account that isassociated with the first user and indicated by the end point of thesliding track of the first sliding operation.

In other words, the server may support the first device in presenting,by using the Cyberverse app, the virtual-reality integrated image(namely, the first image) obtained after AR rendering is performed onthe real world, so that the user can easily learn of various informationin a surrounding real scenario.

In addition, according to this solution, the server can support thefirst device in implementing sharing of a virtual object in response toa parabolic operation pointing to an image of a target user. This canreduce UI interaction for data sharing in an AR/VR scenario, therebyensuring display effects of information in the AR/VR scenario. Inaddition, by using the foregoing solution, a visualization feature of anAR/VR platform provided by the Cyberverse app for the real world can befully demonstrated, and a visualized data sharing service in the realworld can be provided for the user.

In a possible design of the second aspect, a method for obtaining thelocation information and the posture information of the first device bythe server may include: The server receives the second image from thefirst device and data collected by a preset sensor of the first device;and performs spatial computing based on the second image and the datacollected by the preset sensor, to determine the location informationand the posture information.

In this application, an error of location information (for example, GPSinformation) obtained by the first device is large, and the error mayrange from 10 meters to 40 meters. The server may determine the locationinformation of the first device based on the data collected by thepreset sensor and the second image, and an error of the locationinformation determined by the server is at a centimeter level. In thisway, the server obtains the location information and the postureinformation of the first device, so that accuracy of the locationinformation and the posture information can be improved.

In another possible design of the second aspect, before the serverreceives the location information from the first device, the method mayfurther include: The server receives the second account and the userbiometric feature from the second device; and the server stores the userbiometric feature based on the second account.

It may be understood that the user biometric feature of the first usermay be used by another electronic device (for example, the first device)to identify the user of the second device (that is, the first user), andthe second 3D identifier of the first user is displayed in thevirtual-reality integrated image displayed by the first device.

In another possible design of the second aspect, after the server sendsthe first push message to the second device, the method furtherincludes: The server receives a first push response from the seconddevice. The first push response is used to indicate that the seconddevice accepts the first virtual object. Alternatively, the serverreceives a second push response from the second device. The second pushresponse is used to indicate that the second device rejects the firstvirtual object.

In this design, the server may determine a sharing status (for example,sharing succeeds or sharing fails) of the first virtual object based onthe first push response or the second push response.

In another possible design of the second aspect, the server stores firstvirtual information and second virtual information. The first virtualinformation includes an identifier of a virtual object downloaded by thefirst account from the server, and/or an identifier of a virtual objectshared by another account with the first account. The second virtualinformation includes an identifier of a virtual object downloaded by thesecond account from the server, and/or an identifier of a virtual objectshared by another account with the second account.

It may be understood that the server may generate and update virtualinformation of each account (for example, the first virtual informationof the first account) based on records of downloading virtual objectsfrom the server by accounts and records of sharing virtual objectsbetween the accounts.

In another possible design of the second aspect, the method furtherincludes: In response to the first push response, the server deletes anidentifier of the first virtual object from the first virtualinformation, and adds the identifier of the first virtual object to thesecond virtual information.

The first push response is used to indicate that the second deviceaccepts the first virtual object, that is, the first virtual object issuccessfully shared. In this case, the first virtual object belongs tothe second account. Therefore, the server may delete the identifier ofthe first virtual object from the first virtual information, and add theidentifier of the first virtual object to the second virtualinformation.

In another possible design of the second aspect, the method furtherincludes: In response to the first request message, the server deletesthe identifier of the first virtual object from the first virtualinformation, and adds the identifier of the first virtual object to thesecond virtual information.

In this design, regardless of whether the first virtual object issuccessfully shared, in response to the first request message, theserver may determine that the first virtual object belongs to the secondaccount. Therefore, the server may delete the identifier of the firstvirtual object from the first virtual information, and add theidentifier of the first virtual object to the second virtualinformation.

In another possible design of the second aspect, in response to thefirst request message, after the server deletes the identifier of thefirst virtual object from the first virtual information, and adds theidentifier of the first virtual object to the second virtualinformation, the server may receive the second push response. In thiscase, the first virtual object fails to be shared. In this case, inresponse to the second push response, the server may add the identifierof the first virtual object to the first virtual information, and deletethe identifier of the first virtual object from the second virtualinformation. In this case, the first virtual object still belongs to thefirst account.

According to a third aspect, this application provides an electronicdevice. The electronic device is a first device, a first app isinstalled on the first device, and the first app is used to provide adigital world that is in a 1:1 correspondence with a real world. Thefirst device logs in to a first account in the first app. The firstdevice includes a wireless communication module, a memory, a display, acamera, and one or more processors. The wireless communication module,the memory, the display, and the camera are coupled to the processor.The memory is configured to store computer program code. The computerprogram code includes computer instructions.

When the computer instructions are executed by the processor, the firstdevice is enabled to perform the following operations: receiving a firstoperation of a user, where the first operation is used to trigger thefirst device to start the first app; displaying a first image inresponse to the first operation, where the first image is obtained byintegrating a plurality of pieces of 3D identification information ofthe digital world into a second image of the real world captured by thecamera and performing augmented reality AR rendering, the first imageand the second image include an image of a first user, the plurality ofpieces of 3D identification information include a first 3D identifierand a second 3D identifier, the first 3D identifier is used to identifyat least a building, a plant, or a mountain scenery in the real world,and the second 3D identifier is used to identify the first user;receiving a second operation of the user; displaying one or a pluralityof virtual objects in response to the second operation, where the one orthe plurality of virtual objects include: an image or a file in thefirst device, and a virtual model or an emoticon that is provided by aserver of the first app and that is used for mutual sharing betweendifferent accounts of the first app; receiving a first sliding operationof the user, where a start point of a sliding track of the first slidingoperation is a first virtual object in the plurality of virtual objects,and an end point is the image of the first user; in response to thefirst sliding operation, displaying a dynamic image of the first virtualobject moving towards the image of the first user along the slidingtrack; and requesting the server to transmit the first virtual object toa second device logging in to a second account, where the second accountis an account associated with the first user.

In a possible design of the third aspect, when the computer instructionsare executed by the processor, the first device is enabled to furtherperform the following steps: in response to the first operation,capturing the second image by using the camera, and collecting data byusing a preset sensor; obtaining location information and postureinformation of the first device based on the second image and the datacollected by the preset sensor, where the posture information of thefirst device is used to indicate a spatial posture of the first device;obtaining, from the server, a 3D model of the digital worldcorresponding to the location information and the posture information ofthe first device; obtaining the second 3D identifier from the serverbased on a user biometric feature of the first user in the second image;and integrating the first 3D identifier and the second 3D identifierinto the second image based on the 3D model of the digital world, andthe location information and the posture information of the firstdevice, performing AR rendering to obtain the first image, anddisplaying the first image.

The preset sensor includes at least one of a gyroscope sensor and anacceleration sensor, and a GPS positioning sensor. The 3D model of thedigital world includes the first 3D identifier and garage kit data of anobject identified by the first 3D identifier. The garage kit data isused to indicate a three-dimensional structure of the object identifiedby the first 3D identifier. The 3D model of the digital world is createdbased on 3D data of the real world. The user biometric feature includesa face image or iris information.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: sending, to the server, thesecond image and the data collected by the preset sensor; and receivingthe location information and the posture information of the first devicefrom the server. The location information and the posture information ofthe first device is determined by performing spatial computing based onthe second image and the data collected by the preset sensor.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: obtaining the user biometricfeature in the second image; sending the user biometric feature to theserver; and receiving the second account and the second 3D identifier ofthe second account from the server, where the second account is anaccount that is associated with the first user and that is correspondingto the user biometric feature.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: sending the second image to theserver, where the second image includes the user biometric feature; andreceiving the second account and the second 3D identifier of the secondaccount from the server, where the second account is an account that isassociated with the first user and that is corresponding to the userbiometric feature.

In another possible design of the third aspect, a location of the second3D identifier in the first image is preset based on a location of theuser biometric feature in the second image. Alternatively, a location ofthe second 3D identifier in the first image is determined based onlocation information of the second device, and the location informationof the second device is obtained by the first device from the server.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: obtaining first virtualinformation in response to the second operation, where the first virtualinformation includes an identifier of a virtual object downloaded by thefirst account from the server, and/or an identifier of a virtual objectshared by another account with the first account; and displaying the oneor the plurality of virtual objects indicated by the first virtualinformation.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: obtaining, from the firstdevice, the first virtual information stored by the memory based on thefirst account of the first app; or obtaining, from the server based onthe first account, the first virtual information stored by the serverbased on the first account.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following step: deleting an identifier of thefirst virtual object from the first virtual information in response tothe first sliding operation.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: after requesting the server totransmit the first virtual object to the second device logging in to thesecond account, receiving a first sharing result from the server, wherethe first sharing result is used to indicate that the second deviceaccepts the first virtual object; and sending first prompt information,where the first prompt information is used to indicate that the firstvirtual object is successfully shared.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: receiving a second sharingresult from the server, where the second sharing result is used toindicate that the second device rejects the first virtual object; andsending second prompt information, where the second prompt informationis used to indicate that the first virtual object fails to be shared.

In another possible design of the third aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the first device is enabledto further perform the following steps: displaying a user biometricfeature recording interface in response to a first event, where the userbiometric feature includes a face image or iris information; receiving,by the first device, a user biometric feature of a second user that isentered by the second user on the user biometric feature recordinginterface; and sending the first account and the user biometric featureof the second user to the server.

According to a fourth aspect, this application provides a server. Theserver is a server of a first app, and the first app is used to providea digital world that is in a 1:1 correspondence with a real world. Theserver includes a wireless communication module, a memory, and one ormore processors, and the wireless communication module and the memoryare coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store computerprogram code. The computer program code includes computer instructions.

When the computer instructions are executed by the processor, the serveris enabled to perform the following operations: obtaining locationinformation and posture information of a first device, and obtaining auser biometric feature of a first user in a second image that is of areal scene and that is captured by the first device; sending, to thefirst device, a second 3D identifier and a 3D model of the digital worldcorresponding to the location information and the posture information;receiving a first request message from the first device, where the firstrequest message includes a first account logged in to by the firstdevice in the first app, a first virtual object, and a second account,and the second account is associated with the first user; and sending afirst push message to the second device logging in to the secondaccount, where the first push message includes the first account and thefirst virtual object.

It should be noted that, for detailed descriptions of the postureinformation, the user biometric feature, the 3D model of the digitalworld, the second 3D identifier, the first 3D identifier, the firstrequest message, and the first virtual object, refer to the descriptionsin the second aspect and possible designs of the second aspect. Detailsare not described herein again.

In a possible design of the fourth aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the server is furtherenabled to perform the following steps: receiving the second image fromthe first device and data collected by a preset sensor of the firstdevice; and performing spatial computing based on the second image andthe data collected by the preset sensor, to determine the locationinformation and the posture information.

In another possible design of the fourth aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the server is furtherenabled to perform the following steps: before receiving the locationinformation from the first device, receiving the second account and theuser biometric feature from the second device; and storing the userbiometric feature based on the second account.

In another possible design of the fourth aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the server is furtherenabled to perform the following steps: after sending the first pushmessage to the second device logging in to the second account in thefirst app, receiving a first push response from the second device, wherethe first push response is used to indicate that the second deviceaccepts the first virtual object; or receiving a second push responsefrom the second device, where the second push response is used toindicate that the second device rejects the first virtual object.

In another possible design of the fourth aspect, the memory stores firstvirtual information and second virtual information. The first virtualinformation includes an identifier of a virtual object downloaded by thefirst account from the server, and/or an identifier of a virtual objectshared by another account with the first account. The second virtualinformation includes an identifier of a virtual object downloaded by thesecond account from the server, and/or an identifier of a virtual objectshared by another account with the second account.

In another possible design of the fourth aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the server is furtherenabled to perform the following step: in response to the first pushresponse, deleting an identifier of the first virtual object from thefirst virtual information, and adding the identifier of the firstvirtual object to the second virtual information.

In another possible design of the fourth aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the server is furtherenabled to perform the following step: in response to the first requestmessage, deleting the identifier of the first virtual object from thefirst virtual information, and adding the identifier of the firstvirtual object to the second virtual information.

In another possible design of the fourth aspect, when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the server is furtherenabled to perform the following step: in response to the second pushresponse, adding the identifier of the first virtual object to the firstvirtual information, and deleting the identifier of the first virtualobject from the second virtual information.

According to a fifth aspect, this application provides a chip system.The chip system may be applied to an electronic device including awireless communication module, a memory, and a display. The chip systemincludes one or more interface circuits and one or more processors. Theinterface circuit and the processor are connected through a line. Theinterface circuit is configured to: receive a signal from the memory,and send the signal to the processor. The signal includes computerinstructions stored in the memory. When the processor executes thecomputer instructions, the electronic device performs the methodaccording to any one of the first aspect and the possible designs of thefirst aspect.

According to a sixth aspect, this application provides acomputer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage mediumincludes computer instructions. When the computer instructions are runon an electronic device, the electronic device is enabled to perform themethod according to any one of the first aspect and the possible designsof the first aspect.

According to a seventh aspect, this application provides a chip system.The chip system may be applied to a server including a wirelesscommunication module and a memory. The chip system includes one or moreinterface circuits and one or more processors. The interface circuit andthe processor are connected through a line. The interface circuit isconfigured to: receive a signal from the memory, and send the signal tothe processor. The signal includes computer instructions stored in thememory. When the processor executes the computer instructions, theserver performs the method according to any one of the second aspect andthe possible designs of the second aspect.

According to an eighth aspect, this application provides acomputer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage mediumincludes computer instructions. When the computer instructions are runon a server, the server is enabled to perform the method according toany one of the second aspect and the possible designs of the secondaspect.

According to a ninth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa computer program product. When the computer program product runs on acomputer, the computer is enabled to perform the method according to anyone of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the possible designs ofthe first aspect and the second aspect.

It may be understood that for beneficial effects that can be achieved bythe electronic device according to the third aspect and any possibledesign of the third aspect, the server according to the fourth aspectand any possible design of the fourth aspect, the chip system accordingto the fifth aspect and the seventh aspect, the computer-readablestorage medium according to the sixth aspect and the eighth aspect, andthe computer program product according to the ninth aspect, refer to thebeneficial effects in the first aspect or the second aspect and anypossible design of the first aspect or the second aspect. Details arenot described herein again.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communicationsystem according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 2(a) to FIG. 2(c) are a schematic diagram of an interface of aCyberverse app according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another interface of a Cyberverse appaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an electronic deviceaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C are a flowchart of a data sharing method according toan embodiment of this application;

FIG. 6(a) to FIG. 6(c) are a schematic diagram of another interface of aCyberverse app according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another interface of a Cyberverse appaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another interface of a Cyberverse appaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 9A is a schematic diagram of a principle framework of a server in adata sharing method according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram of another principle framework of aserver in a data sharing method according to an embodiment of thisapplication;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another data sharing method according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 11A(a) and FIG. 11A(b) are a schematic diagram of another interfaceof a Cyberverse app according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 11B(a) and FIG. 11B(b) are a schematic diagram of another interfaceof a Cyberverse app according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 12(a) and FIG. 12(b) are a schematic diagram of another interfaceof a Cyberverse app according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 13(a) and FIG. 13(b) are a schematic diagram of another interfaceof a Cyberverse app according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of another interface of a Cyberverse appaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 15A is a schematic diagram of a first interface according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 15B is a schematic diagram of another first interface according toan embodiment of this application;

FIG. 16A-1 to FIG. 16A-3 are a flowchart of another data sharing methodaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 16B is a schematic diagram of another interface of a Cyberverse appaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 16C(a) to FIG. 16C(d) are a schematic diagram of another interfaceof a Cyberverse app according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a preset coordinate system and aground coordinate system according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an electronic deviceaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a server according toan embodiment of this application; and

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a chip system accordingto an embodiment of this application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

Terms in embodiments of this application are used only for the purposeof describing specific embodiments, but are not intended to limit thisapplication. Terms “one”, “a”, “the”, “the foregoing”, “this”, and “theone” of singular forms used in this specification and the appendedclaims of this application are also intended to include plural forms,unless otherwise specified in the context clearly. It should be furtherunderstood that a term “and/or” used in this application indicates andincludes any or all possible combinations of one or more associatedlisted items.

An embodiment of this application provides a data sharing method. Themethod may be applied to a communication system including at least twoelectronic devices and a server. The at least two electronic devices mayinclude a first device and a second device.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communicationsystem according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in FIG.1 , a communication system 100 may include a first device 110, a seconddevice 120, and a server 130.

A first app is installed on the first device 110 and the second device120. The server 130 is a management server or an application server ofthe first app. The server 130 may be one server, or may be a servercluster including a plurality of servers. This is not limited in thisembodiment of this application.

The first device 110 logs in to a first account in the first appinstalled on the first device 110, and the second device 120 logs in toa second account in the first app installed on the second device 120.The first account may also be referred to as a first identity (Identity,ID), and the second account may also be referred to as a second ID.

For example, the first app may be a Cyberverse app. The name of theCyberverse app comes from Cyber (Cyber) and Universe (Universe).Cyberverse is an augmented reality technology based on virtual-realityintegration. The Cyberverse app has a 3D high definition map capability,a spatial computing capability, a strong environment understandingcapability, and a super-realistic virtual-reality integration renderingcapability. In the 5G architecture, the Cyberverse technology canprovide construction and service capabilities of an earth-levelvirtual-reality integration world.

It may be understood that an electronic device (for example, the firstdevice 110 or the second device 120) on which the Cyberverse app isinstalled may link a user, a real world, a digital world, and the likeby using the Cyberverse app, to bring a brand new interaction mode andvisual experience to the user. It should be noted that, for detaileddescriptions of the Cyberverse app, refer to descriptions in thefollowing embodiments. Details are not described herein.

For example, an electronic device (such as a first device or a seconddevice) in embodiments of this application may be a portable computer(such as a mobile phone), a notebook computer, a personal computer(personal computer, PC), a wearable electronic device (such as asmartwatch, smart glasses, or a smart helmet), a tablet computer, anAR/virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) device, a vehicle-mounteddevice, or the like. A specific form of the electronic device is notspecially limited in the following embodiments.

The Cyberverse app provides a service for the user in a plurality ofspaces such as a scenic spot, a museum, a smart campus, an airport, ahigh-speed railway station, and a commercial space. For example, in thisembodiment of this application, that the first device 110 is a mobilephone is used as an example. In response to an operation of starting theCyberverse app by the user, the mobile phone may start a camera,perform, by using the Cyberverse app, AR enhancement on an image of areal world captured by the camera, and integrate information about adigital world into the image of the real world, to obtain and display avirtual-reality integrated image.

For example, in response to an operation of starting the Cyberverse appby the user, the mobile phone may start a camera, and the camera maycapture an image 201 of a real world shown in FIG. 2(a). The mobilephone may perform, by using the Cyberverse app, AR enhancement on theimage 201 of the real world captured by the camera, and integrateinformation about a digital world into the image of the real world, toobtain and display a virtual-reality integrated image 202 shown in FIG.2(b).

It should be noted that, the virtual-reality integrated image 202 shownin FIG. 2(b) not only includes the image 201 of the real world, but alsoincludes 3D identification information (which may also be referred to asa digital signage) of a plurality of buildings/places in the image 201of the real world, for example, a 3D identifier 205 of an ABC shoppingmall, a 3D identifier 204 of a parking lot, and a 3D identifier 203 of aholiday hotel. The 3D identifier may include at least information suchas a building name, merchant information, a user comment, oradvertisement information. In this way, wherever the user goes, the usercan view, by using the Cyberverse app on a mobile phone screen, the realworld after AR enhancement, and can easily learn of various informationin a surrounding real scenario. The 3D identifiers of the plurality ofbuildings/places are the information about the digital world. Fordetailed descriptions of the information about the digital world, referto subsequent related descriptions in this embodiment. Details are notdescribed herein.

For another example, in a navigation mode, the mobile phone may perform,by using the Cyberverse app, AR enhancement on the image 201 of the realworld captured by the camera, to obtain and display a virtual-realityintegrated image 206 shown in FIG. 2(c). It should be noted that, thevirtual-reality integrated image 202 shown in FIG. 2(b) not onlyincludes the image 201 of the real world, but also includes informationsuch as a road name 208 (for example, South Garden Road), a movementidentifier 209, and a destination identifier 207 in the image 201 of thereal world.

For another example, in response to the operation of starting theCyberverse app by the user, the mobile phone may start the camera, andthe camera may capture an image 301 of the real world shown in (a) inFIG. 3 . In response to the operation of the user, the mobile phone mayadd a prestored model to the image 301 of the real world by using theCyberverse app, to obtain and display a virtual-reality integrated image302 shown in (b) in FIG. 3 . It should be noted that, thevirtual-reality integrated image 302 shown in (b) in FIG. 3 not onlyincludes the image 301 of the real world, but also includes the model303 prestored in the mobile phone. The prestored model may be a staticor dynamic image shot by the mobile phone by using the Cyberverse app.For example, the prestored model 303 shown in (b) in FIG. 3 may be adynamic image of performance of a plurality of persons. In this way, themobile phone may perform, by using the Cyberverse app, virtual-realityintegration on the dynamic image of performance of a plurality ofpersons and any image of the real world, to obtain dynamic images ofperformance of the plurality of persons in different real scenarios.

It should be noted that a function of the Cyberverse app is not limitedto the function described in the foregoing example. For example, theCyberverse app may also be applied to a vehicle-mounted device, and mayprovide a driver with more accurate and rich information (for example,information such as a status of a lane in which a vehicle is driving ora real-time movement of a front vehicle) than that of a vehicledashboard.

With reference to the foregoing descriptions, it can be learned that ifa user b that uses the second device 120 is in a field of view of thecamera of the first device 110 (for example, the mobile phone), thefirst device 110 may display, by using the Cyberverse app, avirtual-reality integrated image including an image of the user b. Forexample, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the virtual-reality integrated image 202includes an image 210 of the user b. In this embodiment of thisapplication, the first device 110 (for example, the mobile phone) mayshare data with the second device 120 in response to a parabolicoperation that is input by the user and that points to the image 210 ofthe user b in the virtual-reality integrated image 202. That is, thefirst device 110 and the second device 120 can implement data sharing inan AR/VR scenario, and can reduce UI interaction for data sharing in theAR/VR scenario, thereby ensuring display effects of information in theAR/VR scenario.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an electronic device 400according to an embodiment. The electronic device 400 is the firstdevice 110 or the second device 120 in this embodiment. As shown in FIG.4 , the electronic device 400 may include a processor 410, an externalmemory interface 420, an internal memory 421, a universal serial bus(universal serial bus, USB) interface 430, a charging management module440, a power management module 441, a battery 442, an antenna 1, anantenna 2, a mobile communication module 450, a wireless communicationmodule 460, an audio module 470, a speaker 470A, a receiver 470B, amicrophone 170C, a headset jack 470D, a sensor module 480, a button 490,a motor 491, an indicator 492, a camera 493, a display 494, a subscriberidentification module (subscriber identification module, SIM) cardinterface 495, and the like.

A camera in the following embodiments may be a structured light camera,which is also referred to as a point cloud depth camera, a 3D structuredlight camera, or a depth camera.

An image presented on an electronic device (for example, a mobile phone)is usually a two-dimensional image. A depth corresponding to eachlocation in the two-dimensional image cannot be displayed in the image.When capturing a 3D image, the structured light camera obtains both acolor of each location in the image and a depth of each location. Aprinciple of structured light is that an invisible grating is emittedthrough a light source to form a stripe or an image with a feature, andthen corresponding three-dimensional image data such as athree-dimensional face model is reversely obtained through calculationbased on distribution and a warping degree of a pattern. In thefollowing embodiments, collection of depth information of each locationin an image is not limited to the structured light camera. Theelectronic device 400 may alternatively estimate depth information ofeach location in an image based on an optical camera by using analgorithm such as deep learning.

The sensor module 480 may include a pressure sensor 480A, a gyroscopesensor 480B, a barometric pressure sensor 480C, a magnetic sensor 480D,an acceleration sensor 480E, a distance sensor 480F, an opticalproximity sensor 480G, a fingerprint sensor 480H, a temperature sensor480J, a touch sensor 480K, an ambient light sensor 480L, a boneconduction sensor 480M, and the like.

It may be understood that the structure shown in this embodiment doesnot constitute a specific limitation on the electronic device 400. Insome other embodiments of this application, the electronic device 400may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, orsome components may be combined, or some components may be split, ordifferent component arrangements may be used. The components shown inthe figure may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination ofsoftware and hardware.

The processor 410 may include one or more processing units. For example,the processor 410 may include an application processor (applicationprocessor, AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (graphicsprocessing unit, GPU), an image signal processor (image signalprocessor, ISP), a controller, a memory, a video codec, a digital signalprocessor (digital signal processor, DSP), a baseband processor, aneural-network processing unit (neural-network processing unit, NPU),and/or the like. Different processing units may be independentcomponents, or may be integrated into one or more processors.

The controller may be a nerve center and a command center of theelectronic device 400, and is a decision maker that directs eachcomponent in the electronic device 400 to coordinate work according toan instruction. The controller may generate an operation control signalbased on an instruction operation code and a time sequence signal, tocomplete control of instruction reading and instruction execution.

A memory may be disposed in the processor 410, and is configured tostore instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in theprocessor 410 is a cache. The memory may store instructions or data thathas been used or cyclically used by the processor 410. If the processor410 needs to use the instructions or the data again, the processor 410may directly invoke the instructions or the data from the memory. Thisavoids repeated access and reduces waiting time of the processor 410,thereby improving system efficiency.

In some embodiments, the processor 410 may include one or moreinterfaces. The interface may include an inter-integrated circuit(inter-integrated circuit, I2C) interface, an inter-integrated circuitsound (inter-integrated circuit sound, I2S) interface, a pulse codemodulation (pulse code modulation, PCM) interface, a universalasynchronous receiver/transmitter (universal asynchronousreceiver/transmitter, UART) interface, a mobile industry processorinterface (mobile industry processor interface, MIPI), a general-purposeinput/output (general-purpose input/output, GPIO) interface, asubscriber identity module (subscriber identity module, SIM) interface,a universal serial bus (universal serial bus, USB) interface, and/or thelike.

It may be understood that an interface connection relationship betweenthe modules that is shown in this embodiment of the present invention ismerely an example for description, and does not constitute a limitationon a structure of the electronic device 400. In some other embodimentsof this application, the electronic device 400 may alternatively use aninterface connection manner different from that in the foregoingembodiment, or use a combination of a plurality of interface connectionmanners.

The charging management module 440 is configured to receive a charginginput from a charger. The charger may be a wireless charger or a wiredcharger. In some wired charging embodiments, the charging managementmodule 440 may receive a charging input of the wired charger through theUSB interface 430. In some wireless charging embodiments, the chargingmanagement module 440 may receive a wireless charging input through awireless charging coil of the electronic device 400. When charging thebattery 442, the charging management module 440 may further supply powerto the electronic device by using the power management module 441.

The power management module 441 is configured to connect the battery442, the charging management module 440, and the processor 410. Thepower management module 441 receives an input from the battery 442and/or the charging management module 440, and supplies power to theprocessor 410, the internal memory 421, the external memory, the display494, the camera 493, the wireless communication module 460, and thelike. The power management module 441 may be further configured tomonitor parameters such as a battery capacity, a battery cycle count,and a battery health status (electric leakage or impedance). In someother embodiments, the power management module 441 may alternatively bedisposed in the processor 410. In some other embodiments, the powermanagement module 441 and the charging management module 440 mayalternatively be disposed in a same device.

A wireless communication function of the electronic device 400 may beimplemented through the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobilecommunication module 450, the wireless communication module 460, themodem processor, the baseband processor, and the like. In someembodiments, in the electronic device 400, the antenna 1 and the mobilecommunication module 450 are coupled, and the antenna 2 and the wirelesscommunication module 460 are coupled, so that the electronic device 400can communicate with a network and another device by using a wirelesscommunication technology.

The antenna 1 and the antenna 2 are configured to transmit and receivean electromagnetic wave signal. Each antenna in the electronic device400 may be configured to cover one or more communication frequencybands. Different antennas may be further multiplexed, to improve antennautilization.

The mobile communication module 450 may provide a wireless communicationsolution that includes 2G/3G/4G/5G or the like and that is applied tothe electronic device 400. The mobile communication module 450 mayinclude at least one filter, a switch, a power amplifier, a low noiseamplifier (low noise amplifier, LNA), and the like. The wirelesscommunication module 460 may provide a wireless communication solutionthat is applied to the electronic device 400, and that includes awireless local area network (wireless local area network, WLAN) (forexample, a wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi) network),Bluetooth (Bluetooth, BT), a global navigation satellite system (globalnavigation satellite system, GNSS), frequency modulation (frequencymodulation, FM), a near field communication (near field communication,NFC) technology, an infrared (infrared, IR) technology, or the like.

The electronic device 400 implements a display function by using theGPU, the display 494, the application processor, and the like. The GPUis a microprocessor for image processing, and is connected to thedisplay 494 and the application processor. The GPU is configured to:perform mathematical and geometric computation, and render an image. Theprocessor 410 may include one or more GPUs that execute programinstructions to generate or change display information.

The display 494 is configured to display an image, a video, and thelike. The display 494 includes a display panel. The display panel may bea liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display, LCD), an organiclight-emitting diode (organic light-emitting diode, OLED), anactive-matrix organic light emitting diode (active-matrix organic lightemitting diode, AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (flexiblelight-emitting diode, FLED), a mini-LED, a micro-LED, a micro-OLED, aquantum dot light emitting diode (quantum dot light emitting diode,QLED), or the like. In some embodiments, the electronic device 400 mayinclude one or N displays 494, where N is a positive integer greaterthan 1.

The electronic device 400 can implement an image shooting function byusing the ISP, the camera 493, the video codec, the GPU, the display494, the application processor, and the like.

The ISP is configured to process data fed back by the camera 493. Forexample, during photographing, a shutter is pressed, and light istransmitted to a photosensitive element of the camera through a lens. Anoptical signal is converted into an electrical signal, and thephotosensitive element of the camera transmits the electrical signal tothe ISP for processing, to convert the electrical signal into a visibleimage. The ISP may further perform algorithm optimization on noise,brightness, and complexion of the image. The ISP may further optimizeparameters such as exposure and a color temperature of an image shootingscenario. In some embodiments, the ISP may be disposed in the camera493.

The camera 493 is configured to capture a static image or a video. Anoptical image of an object is generated through the lens, and isprojected onto the photosensitive element. The photosensitive elementmay be a charge coupled device (charge coupled device, CCD) or acomplementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (complementarymetal-oxide-semiconductor, CMOS) phototransistor. The photosensitiveelement converts an optical signal into an electrical signal, and thentransmits the electrical signal to the ISP to convert the electricalsignal into a digital image signal. The ISP outputs the digital imagesignal to the DSP for processing. The DSP converts the digital imagesignal into an image signal in a standard format such as RGB or YUV. Insome embodiments, the electronic device 400 may include one or N cameras493, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

The digital signal processor is configured to process a digital signal,and may process another digital signal in addition to the digital imagesignal. For example, when the electronic device 400 selects a frequency,the digital signal processor is configured to perform Fouriertransformation on frequency energy. The video codec is configured tocompress or decompress a digital video. The electronic device 400 maysupport one or more video codecs. In this way, the electronic device 400may play back or record videos in a plurality of coding formats, forexample, moving picture experts group (moving picture experts group,MPEG)-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, and MPEG-4.

The NPU is a neural-network (neural-network, NN) computing processor.The NPU quickly processes input information by referring to a structureof a biological neural network, for example, a transfer mode betweenhuman brain neurons, and may further continuously perform self-learning.Applications such as intelligent cognition of the electronic device 400may be implemented through the NPU, for example, image recognition,facial recognition, speech recognition, and text understanding.

The external memory interface 420 may be configured to connect to anexternal storage card, for example, a micro SD card, to extend a storagecapability of the electronic device 400. The external storage cardcommunicates with the processor 410 through the external memoryinterface 420, to implement a data storage function. For example, filessuch as music and videos are stored in the external storage card.

The internal memory 421 may be configured to store computer-executableprogram code. The computer-executable program code includesinstructions. The processor 410 runs the instructions stored in theinternal memory 421, to perform various functional applications of theelectronic device 400 and data processing. The internal memory 421 mayinclude a program storage area and a data storage area. The programstorage area may store an operating system, an application required byat least one function (for example, a voice playing function or an imageplaying function), and the like. The data storage area may store data(such as audio data and an address book) created during use of theelectronic device 400, and the like. In addition, the internal memory421 may include a high-speed random access memory, or may include anonvolatile memory, for example, at least one magnetic disk storagedevice, a flash memory, or a universal flash storage (universal flashstorage, UFS).

The electronic device 400 may implement audio functions, for example,music playing and recording, by using the audio module 470, the speaker470A, the receiver 470B, the microphone 170C, the headset jack 470D, theapplication processor, and the like.

The audio module 470 is configured to convert digital audio informationinto an analog audio signal for output, and is also configured toconvert an analog audio input into a digital audio signal. The audiomodule 470 may be further configured to encode and decode an audiosignal. The speaker 470A, also referred to as a “loudspeaker”, isconfigured to convert an audio electrical signal into a sound signal.The electronic device 400 may listen to music or answer a call in ahands-free mode over the speaker 470A. The receiver 470B, also referredto as an “earpiece”, is configured to convert an audio electrical signalinto a sound signal. The microphone 170C, also referred to as a “mike”or a “mic”, is configured to convert a sound signal into an electricalsignal. The headset jack 470D is configured to connect to a wiredheadset. The headset jack 470D may be the USB interface 430, or may be a3.5 mm open mobile terminal platform (open mobile terminal platform,OMTP) standard interface or cellular telecommunications industryassociation of the USA (cellular telecommunications industry associationof the USA, CTIA) standard interface.

The pressure sensor 480A is configured to sense a pressure signal, andcan convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal. In someembodiments, the pressure sensor 480A may be disposed on the display494.

The gyroscope sensor 480B may be configured to determine a motionposture of the electronic device 400. In some embodiments, an angularvelocity of the electronic device 400 around three axes (namely, axes x,y, and z) may be determined through the gyroscope sensor 480B. Thegyroscope sensor 480B may be configured to perform image stabilizationduring photographing. For example, when the shutter is pressed, thegyroscope sensor 480B detects an angle at which the electronic device400 jitters, obtains, through calculation based on the angle, a distancefor which a lens module needs to compensate, and allows the lens tocancel a jitter of the electronic device 400 through reverse motion, toimplement image stabilization. The gyroscope sensor 480B may be furtherused in a navigation scenario and a motion-sensing game scenario.

The acceleration sensor 480E may detect values of accelerations invarious directions (usually on three axes) of the electronic device 400.When the electronic device 400 is still, a magnitude and a direction ofgravity may be detected. The acceleration sensor 480E may be furtherconfigured to identify a posture of the electronic device, and is usedin an application such as switching between a landscape mode and aportrait mode or a pedometer.

The distance sensor 480F is configured to measure a distance. Theelectronic device 400 may measure the distance in an infrared manner ora laser manner. In some embodiments, in an image shooting scenario, theelectronic device 400 may measure a distance by using the distancesensor 480F, to implement quick focusing.

The button 490 includes a power button, a volume button, and the like.The button 490 may be a mechanical button, or may be a touch button. Theelectronic device 400 may receive a button input, and generate a buttonsignal input related to a user setting and function control of theelectronic device 400.

The motor 491 may generate a vibration prompt. The motor 491 may be usedfor an incoming call vibration prompt, or may be used for touchvibration feedback. The indicator 492 may be an indicator light, and maybe used to indicate a charging status or a power change; or may be usedto indicate a message, a missed call, a notification, or the like. TheSIM card interface 495 is configured to connect a SIM card. The SIM cardmay be inserted into the SIM card interface 495 or removed from the SIMcard interface 495, to implement contact with or separation from theelectronic device 400. The electronic device 400 may support one or NSIM card interfaces, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

For ease of understanding, in embodiments of this application, anexample in which the first device 110 shown in FIG. 1 is a mobile phoneA, a user a (namely, a second user) uses the mobile phone A, the seconddevice shown in FIG. 1 is a mobile phone B, a user b (namely, a firstuser) uses the mobile phone B, a server is a server C, and the first appis the Cyberverse app is used to describe a data sharing method providedin embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanyingdrawings.

The Cyberverse app is installed on both the mobile phone A and themobile phone B. For example, the Cyberverse app is installed on themobile phone A before delivery, or the Cyberverse app may be installedon the mobile phone A from the App store. Certainly, the Cyberverse appis installed on the mobile phone B before delivery, or the Cyberverseapp may be installed on the mobile phone B from the App store.

For example, after the Cyberverse app is installed on the mobile phone Aand the mobile phone B, as shown in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C, the method inthis embodiment of this application may include three procedures: aprocedure (1) to a procedure (3). Procedure (1): The mobile phone A andthe mobile phone B register accounts with the Cyberverse app. Procedure(2): The mobile phone A and the mobile phone B record user biometricfeatures. Procedure (3): The mobile phone A shares data with the mobilephone B by using the Cyberverse app.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the foregoing procedure (1), that is, “the mobilephone A and the mobile phone B register accounts with the Cyberverseapp”, may include S501 to S505.

S501: The mobile phone A displays an account registration interface ofthe Cyberverse app.

The account registration interface is used to register an account in theCyberverse app.

For example, after the Cyberverse app is installed on the mobile phoneA, as shown in FIG. 6(a), a home screen of the mobile phone A includesan icon 601 of the Cyberverse app. In response to a tap operation (forexample, a single-tap operation) performed by a user on the icon 601 ofthe Cyberverse app shown in FIG. 6(a), the mobile phone A may display aninterface 602 shown in FIG. 6(b). The interface 602 includes a“register” option 603 and a “login” option 604. The “login” option 604is used to trigger the mobile phone A to display a login interface ofthe Cyberverse app. The mobile phone A may receive, on the logininterface, an account and a password entered by the user, and use theaccount and the password to log in to the account in the Cyberverse app.The “register” option 603 is used to trigger the mobile phone A todisplay the account registration interface of the Cyberverse app. Forexample, the mobile phone A may display an account registrationinterface 605 of the Cyberverse app shown in FIG. 6(c). For anotherexample, the mobile phone A may display an account registrationinterface 701 of the Cyberverse app shown in FIG. 7 .

S502: The mobile phone A receives account information entered by theuser on the account registration interface.

S503: The mobile phone A sends a registration request to the server C inresponse to an operation of the user, where the registration requestincludes the account information.

S504: The server C receives the registration request, and registers, inresponse to the registration request, a first ID of the Cyberverse appby using the account information.

In an implementation, the account information may include the first ID(for example, a mobile phone number or an email address) and averification code. For example, the account registration interface 605shown in FIG. 6(c) is an account registration interface in which anaccount is registered by using a mobile phone number. For example, theaccount registration interface 605 includes an “account input box” 606,a “verification code input box” 607, an “obtain verification code”button 608, and a “register” button 609.

The “account input box” 606 is used to enter a mobile phone number, andthe mobile phone number may be used as an account (for example, thefirst ID) of the Cyberverse app. After receiving a mobile phone number a(namely, the first ID) entered by the user in the “account input box”606, the mobile phone A may display the mobile phone number a (namely,the first ID) in the “account input box” 606. Then, the user may tap the“obtain verification code” button 608. In response to the tap operation(for example, a single-tap operation) performed by the user on the“obtain verification code” button 608, the mobile phone A may requestthe server C to send verification code to a mobile phone (for example,the mobile phone A) corresponding to the mobile phone number a. Afterthe mobile phone A receives the verification code, the user may enterthe verification code in the “verification code input box” 607. Themobile phone may receive and display the verification code entered bythe user in the “verification code input box” 607. Finally, the mobilephone A may receive a tap operation (for example, a single-tapoperation) performed by the user on the “register” button 609, and themobile phone A may send the registration request to the server C inresponse to the tap operation. The registration request includes theaccount information, for example, the mobile phone number a (namely, thefirst ID) and the verification code. The server C may receive theregistration request, and the server C may register, in response to theregistration request, the first ID (for example, the mobile phone numbera) of the Cyberverse app by using the account information (for example,the mobile phone number a and the verification code).

In another implementation, the account information may include the firstID (for example, a mobile phone number or an email address) and a loginpassword. For example, the account registration interface 701 shown inFIG. 7 includes an “account input box” 702, a “password input box” 703,and a “register” button 704.

The “account input box” 702 is used to enter the mobile phone number orthe email address, and the mobile phone number or the email address maybe used as an account (for example, the first ID) of the Cyberverse app.The “password input box” 703 is used to input a login password set bythe user. The mobile phone A may receive and display the first IDentered by the user in the “account input box” 702, and receive anddisplay the login password entered by the user in the “password inputbox” 703. Then, the mobile phone A may receive a tap operation (forexample, a single-tap operation) performed by the user on the “register”button 704, and the mobile phone A may send the registration request tothe server C in response to the tap operation. The registration requestincludes the account information. The server C may receive theregistration request, and the server C may register, in response to theregistration request, the first ID of the Cyberverse app by using theaccount information.

In some embodiments, the first ID may alternatively be a Huawei ID. Thatis, the user may use a Huawei ID to register with the Cyberverse app.

S505: The mobile phone B registers a second ID of the Cyberverse app.

It should be noted that, for a method for registering the second ID ofthe Cyberverse app by the mobile phone B, refer to the method forregistering the first ID of the Cyberverse app by the mobile phone Adescribed in S501 to S504 in the foregoing embodiment. Details are notdescribed in this embodiment of this application again.

For example, in this embodiment of this application, a user registrationand login mechanism of the Cyberverse app may be implemented by using aHuawei mobile services (Huawei mobile services, HMS) account system. HMSis a collection of open capabilities of Huawei cloud services.Developers only need to integrate the HMS SDK to use Huawei ID, in-apppurchase, message push, social networking, and other capabilities.

It should be noted that in this embodiment of this application, asequence of “registering the first ID of the Cyberverse app by themobile phone A” and “registering the second ID of the Cyberverse app bythe mobile phone B” is not limited. In other words, in this embodimentof this application, S501 to S504 may be performed first, and then S505is performed; or S505 may be performed first, and then S501 to S504 areperformed; or S501 to S504 and S505 may be simultaneously performed.

It may be understood that, after registering accounts with theCyberverse app, the mobile phone A and the mobile phone B may share databy using the Cyberverse app. In this embodiment of this application, toimplement that the electronic device (for example, the mobile phone B)can identify, based on an image (for example, a face image) of the usera captured by a camera, an account (namely, the first ID) used by themobile phone A of the user a to log in to the Cyberverse app when theelectronic device uses the Cyberverse app, when registering an accountwith the Cyberverse app, the mobile phone A may further record a userbiometric identifier (for example, facial data or iris information) ofthe user a. As shown in FIG. 5B, the foregoing procedure (2), that is,the mobile phone A and the mobile phone B record user biometricfeatures, may include S601 to S605.

S601: The mobile phone A displays a user biometric feature recordinginterface in response to a first event, where the user biometric featureincludes facial data or iris information of the user.

In an implementation, the first event may be that the mobile phone Areceives a registration success indication message sent by the server C.The server C may send the registration success indication message to themobile phone A after registering the first ID of the Cyberverse app byusing the account information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the mobile phone A may display aninterface 1 after receiving the registration success indication messagefrom the server C. The interface 1 is used to indicate that accountregistration succeeds, and request the user to confirm whether to enterthe user biometric feature. The mobile phone A may receive an operation1 of the user on the interface 1. The operation 1 is used to indicatethe mobile phone A to enter the user biometric feature. The mobile phoneA may display the user biometric feature recording interface in responseto the operation 1 of the user on the interface 1. The mobile phone Amay further receive an operation 2 of the user on the interface 1. Theoperation 2 is used to indicate the mobile phone A not to enter the userbiometric feature. The mobile phone A may display a home page of theCyberverse app in response to the operation 2 of the user on theinterface 1.

For example, in response to receiving the registration successindication message from the server C, the mobile phone A may display aninterface 801 shown in FIG. 8 . The interface 801 includes promptinformation 802, for example, “Account 180****5678 is successfullyregistered. Do you want to enter facial data now?” The operation 1 maybe a tap operation (for example, a single-tap operation) performed bythe user on a “Yes” button 803 on the interface 801. The operation 2 maybe a tap operation (for example, a single-tap operation) performed bythe user on a “No” button 804 on the interface 801.

Optionally, the interface 1 may further include prompt information 805,for example, “the facial data may be used by another device to identifyyour ID in a process of using the Cyberverse app”. The promptinformation 805 may describe, to the user, a purpose of entering thefacial data (that is, the user biometric feature) by the mobile phone A,so that the user selects, based on a requirement, whether to enter thefacial data.

In another implementation, the first event may be that the mobile phoneA receives an operation (not shown in the figure) that is entered by theuser in the Cyberverse app and used to trigger the Cyberverse app toenter the user biometric feature.

S602: The mobile phone A receives a user biometric feature a entered bythe user a on the user biometric feature recording interface.

It should be noted that, for a method for displaying the user biometricfeature (for example, facial data or iris information of the user)recording interface by the mobile phone, and entering the user biometricfeature a on the recording interface, refer to related descriptions in aconventional technology. Details are not described herein in thisembodiment of this application.

Optionally, the mobile phone A may store the user biometric feature a.Specifically, the mobile phone A may store the first ID, the userbiometric feature, and a correspondence between the first ID and theuser biometric feature a. The user biometric feature may be used by themobile phone A to log in to the first ID in the Cyberverse app.

It should be noted that the user biometric feature a stored in themobile phone A may be a face image, iris information, or the likedirectly captured by a camera of the mobile phone A. Alternatively, theuser biometric feature a stored in the mobile phone A may be a biometricfeature model generated by the mobile phone A based on information suchas a face image or iris information captured by a camera. For example,the user biometric feature stored in the mobile phone A may be a face 3Dmodel generated by the mobile phone A based on a face image captured bya camera. The face 3D model may be a face 3D point cloud.

S603: The mobile phone A sends the first ID and the user biometricfeature a to the server C.

S604: The server C receives the user biometric feature a from the mobilephone A, and stores the first ID and the user biometric feature acorresponding to the first ID.

S605: The mobile phone B records a user biometric feature b of the userb, and sends the second ID and the user biometric feature b to theserver C, and the server C stores the second ID and the user biometricfeature b corresponding to the second ID.

It should be noted that, for a specific description of S605, refer tothe detailed descriptions of S601 to S604 in the foregoing embodiment.Details are not described again in this embodiment of this application.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment of this application, S601 toS604 may be performed first, and then S605 is performed; or S605 may beperformed first, and then S601 to S604 are performed; or S601 to S604and S605 may be simultaneously performed. In addition, it should benoted that in this embodiment of this application, a sequence ofperforming S501 to S504 and S605, and a sequence of performing S601 toS604 and S505 are not limited.

For example, FIG. 9A is a schematic diagram of a principle framework ofthe server C in a data sharing method according to an embodiment of thisapplication. As shown in FIG. 9A, the server C may be divided into fourmodules: a user management service 901, a user information database 903,a virtual object management service 902, and a virtual object database904.

The user management service 901 is configured to store a user biometricidentifier (including the ID and the user biometric feature) from anelectronic device (for example, the mobile phone A and the mobile phoneB) into the user information database 903. The user information database903 is configured to store the ID and the user biometric feature. Theuser management service 901 may also be referred to as a user managementsystem or a user management module.

For example, the server C may invoke the user management service 901shown in FIG. 9A, and store the first ID, the user biometric feature acorresponding to the first ID, the second ID, and the user biometricfeature b corresponding to the second ID into the user informationdatabase 903 shown in FIG. 9A.

For example, the user information database 903 shown in FIG. 9A maystore the ID and the user biometric feature shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 ID and user biometric feature ID User biometric feature First IDUser biometric feature a Second ID User biometric feature b . . . . . .

Optionally, the user information database 903 shown in FIG. 9A mayfurther store a user name or nickname set by the user a for the firstID. For example, assuming that a user name or nickname corresponding tothe first ID is Bob (Bob), and a user name or nickname corresponding tothe second ID is Lucy (Lucy), the user information database 903 shown inFIG. 9A may store the ID and the user biometric feature shown in Table2.

TABLE 2 ID and user biometric feature ID User biometric feature Username/Nickname First ID User biometric feature a Bob Second ID Userbiometric feature b Lucy Third ID User biometric feature X Aaron . . . .. . . . .

The virtual object database 904 may be configured to store virtualobjects that can be shared by a plurality of electronic devices (forexample, the mobile phone A or the mobile phone B) by using theCyberverse app. For example, the virtual objects may include a virtualship, a virtual car, a virtual currency, a virtual rose, an emoticon,and the like.

For example, the virtual object database 904 shown in FIG. 9A may storeinformation about a virtual object shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3 Information about a virtual object Identifier (for example,virtual identifier 1) of an Emoticon a emoticon a Identifier (forexample, virtual identifier 2) of a Virtual ship virtual ship Identifier(for example, virtual identifier 3) of a Virtual car virtual carIdentifier (for example, virtual identifier 4) of an Emoticon b emoticonb . . . . . . Identifier (for example, virtual identifier n) of aVirtual rose virtual rose

In a process of using the Cyberverse app, the electronic device (forexample, the mobile phone A or the mobile phone B) may download thevirtual object from the server C. It should be noted that, in a processof using the Cyberverse app, the electronic device may download thevirtual object from the server C free of charge, or download the virtualobject from the server C by using the virtual currency. The virtualobject management service 902 is configured to: in response to adownload request of the electronic device (for example, the mobile phoneA), obtain, from the virtual object database 904, a virtual object thatthe mobile phone A requests to download, and then send the virtualobject to the mobile phone A.

In addition, the virtual object database 904 may be further configuredto store virtual information of each ID. The virtual information of eachID may include an identifier of a virtual object downloaded when theelectronic device logs in to the ID, and an identifier of a virtualobject received by the ID from another ID. For example, the virtualobject database 904 may be configured to store a virtual object list ofIDs, for example, a virtual object list shown in Table 4-1 and Table4-2. The virtual object list includes: an identifier of a virtual objectdownloaded when the electronic device logs in to the ID, and anidentifier of a virtual object received by the ID from another ID.

For example, the mobile phone A logs in to the first ID in theCyberverse app, and the mobile phone B logs in to the second ID in theCyberverse app. In this embodiment of this application, virtualinformation of the first ID is referred to as first virtual information,and virtual information of the second ID is referred to as secondvirtual information.

The virtual object management service 902 shown in FIG. 9A may store thefirst virtual information shown in Table 4-1 and the second virtualinformation shown in Table 4-2 in the virtual object database 904 basedon a record of downloading a virtual object by each ID from the serverC, and a record of sharing a virtual object between IDs.

As shown in Table 4-1, the virtual information of the first ID (that is,the first virtual information) may include: the first ID, the identifierof the virtual car, the identifier of the emoticon a (for example, thelove icon), and the identifier of the virtual rose.

TABLE 4-1 First virtual information Account ID of the Cyberverse appIdentifier of a virtual object First ID Identifier (for example, virtualidentifier 1) of an emoticon a (for example, a love icon) First IDIdentifier (for example, virtual identifier 3) of a virtual car First IDIdentifier (for example, virtual identifier n) of a virtual rose

As shown in Table 4-2, the virtual information of the second ID (thatis, the second virtual information) may include: the second ID, theidentifier of the virtual rose, and the identifier of the emoticon b.

TABLE 4-2 Second virtual information Account ID of the Cyberverse appIdentifier of a virtual object Second ID Identifier (for example,virtual identifier n) of a virtual rose Second ID Identifier (forexample, virtual identifier 4) of an emoticon b

It should be noted that, in this embodiment of this application, datashared between electronic devices may include the virtual object, andmay further include data such as a file or an image stored in theelectronic device. After the mobile phone A shares data with the mobilephone B, download/sharing information of the virtual object shown inTable 2 may change.

FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram of another principle framework of theserver C in a data sharing method according to an embodiment of thisapplication. As shown in FIG. 9B, the server C may be divided into twomodules: a content management service 910 and a content database 911.The content management service 910 may also be referred to as a contentmanagement system or a content management module. The content managementservice 910 integrates all functions of the user management service 901and the virtual object management service 902 shown in FIG. 9A. Thecontent database 911 may be configured to store all data in the userinformation database 903 and the virtual object database 904 shown inFIG. 9A.

In other words, in this embodiment of this application, the server C mayuse the principle framework shown in FIG. 9A, and use differentmanagement services and databases to manage and store a user biometricidentifier and a virtual object that correspond to an ID in theCyberverse app. Alternatively, the server C may use the principleframework shown in FIG. 9B, and use one management service and onedatabase to manage and store a user biometric identifier and a virtualobject that correspond to an ID in the Cyberverse app. This is notlimited in this embodiment of this application.

After the foregoing procedure in which the mobile phone A and the mobilephone B record the user biometric features, the mobile phone A may sharedata with the mobile phone B by using the Cyberverse app. Specifically,after the foregoing procedure (2), the method in this embodiment of thisapplication further includes the procedure (3), that is, the mobilephone A shares data with the mobile phone B by using the Cyberverse app.For example, as shown in FIG. 10 , the data sharing method provided inthis embodiment of this application may include S1001 to S1005. Foranother example, as shown in FIG. 5C, the foregoing procedure (3), thatis, a procedure in which the mobile phone A shares data with the mobilephone B by using the Cyberverse app, may include S1001 to S1008. Asshown in FIG. 10 , the method in this embodiment of this application mayinclude S1001 to S1008.

S1001: The mobile phone A receives a first operation of the user, wherethe first operation is used to trigger the mobile phone A to start theCyberverse app.

The first operation may be a tap operation (for example, a single-tapoperation) performed by the user (for example, the user a) on the icon601 of the Cyberverse app shown in FIG. 6(a) after the mobile phone Alogs in to the first ID in the Cyberverse app. It may be understoodthat, after the mobile phone A logs in to the first ID in the Cyberverseapp for the first time, provided that the mobile phone A does not logout of the first ID in the Cyberverse app, the mobile phone A may startthe Cyberverse app in response to the first operation of the user, andautomatically log in to the first ID in the Cyberverse app.

S1002: The mobile phone A displays a first image in response to thefirst operation, where the first image is obtained by integrating aplurality of pieces of 3D identification information of a digital worldinto a second image of a real world captured by a camera of the mobilephone A and performing AR rendering.

The plurality of pieces of 3D identification information may include afirst 3D identifier and a second 3D identifier. The first 3D identifieris used to identify at least a building, a plant, or a mountain sceneryin the real world. The second 3D identifier is used to identify a user(for example, the user b) of the first app.

For example, the method for displaying the first image by the mobilephone A in response to the first operation may include S1002A to S1002E.

S1002A: In response to the first operation, the mobile phone A capturesthe second image by using the camera, and the mobile phone collects databy using a preset sensor.

The second image is an image of the real world captured by the camera.For example, the second image may be an image 1101 of the real worldshown in FIG. 11A(a). The preset sensor may include at least one sensorsuch as a gyroscope sensor, an acceleration sensor, or a magneticsensor, and a GPS positioning sensor. Data collected by the GPSpositioning sensor is used to determine location information of themobile phone A. Data collected by the magnetic sensor, the accelerationsensor, and the gyroscope sensor is used to determine postureinformation of the mobile phone A, for example, an orientation of thecamera of the mobile phone A.

S1002B: The mobile phone A obtains spatial posture information of themobile phone A based on the second image and the data collected by thepreset sensor.

The spatial posture information of the mobile phone A may include thelocation information and the posture information of the mobile phone A.For example, the location information may include a current geographicalcoordinate location of the mobile phone A. The mobile phone A maydetermine the location information of the mobile phone A by using thedata collected by the GPS positioning sensor. For example, the postureinformation may be the orientation of the camera of the mobile phone A.For another example, the posture information is used to indicate aspatial posture of the mobile phone A, for example, a spatial posture ofthe mobile phone A relative to a ground coordinate system. For example,the spatial posture of the mobile phone A relative to the groundcoordinate system may be represented by a Euler angle of a presetcoordinate system of the mobile phone A relative to the groundcoordinate system. For detailed descriptions of the Euler angle of thepreset coordinate system of the mobile phone A relative to the groundcoordinate system, refer to detailed descriptions of FIG. 17 in anembodiment of this application. Details are not described herein.

It may be understood that if the spatial posture information (includingthe location information and the posture information) of the mobilephone A is different, the image of the real world captured by the cameraof the mobile phone A is different.

On one hand, if the location information of the mobile phone A isdifferent (that is, the mobile phone A is located at differentlocations), the image of the real world captured by the camera of themobile phone A is different. For example, the image 1101 of the realworld shown in FIG. 11A(a) and an image 1106 of the real world shown inFIG. 11B(a) are images captured by the mobile phone A at differentlocations on a same street. The image 1101 of the real world isdifferent from the image 1106 of the real world.

On the other hand, even if the location information of the mobile phoneA is the same (that is, the mobile phone A is at a same location), ifthe posture information of the mobile phone A is different, the image ofthe real world captured by the camera of the mobile phone A isdifferent. For example, it is assumed that the mobile phone A is at asame location, and an image captured by the camera when a display of themobile phone A is parallel to a horizontal plane is different from animage captured by the camera when the display of the mobile phone A isperpendicular to the horizontal plane.

In conclusion, the spatial posture information of the mobile phone A mayaffect the image of the real world (namely, the second image) capturedby the camera of the mobile phone A. On the contrary, the mobile phone Amay calculate the spatial posture information of the mobile phone A byusing the second image.

In an embodiment, the mobile phone A may calculate the spatial postureinformation of the mobile phone A based on the second image and the datacollected by the preset sensor.

In some other embodiments, the mobile phone A may send, to the server Cby using the Cyberverse app, the second image and the data collected bythe preset sensor. The server C calculates the spatial postureinformation of the mobile phone A based on the second image and the datacollected by the preset sensor; and then the server C may send thespatial posture information of the mobile phone A to the mobile phone A.

Specifically, the mobile phone A may send, to the server C, the secondimage and the data collected by the preset sensor of the mobile phone A.The server C performs spatial computing based on the second imageuploaded by the mobile phone A this time and the data collected by thepreset sensor, to determine the spatial posture information of themobile phone A. The spatial posture information includes the locationinformation and the posture information (for example, the orientation ofthe camera) of the mobile phone A.

In this embodiment of this application, an error of location information(for example, GPS information) obtained by the mobile phone A is large,and the error may range from 10 meters to 40 meters. The server C mayre-determine the location information of the mobile phone A based on thedata collected by the preset sensor of the mobile phone A and the secondimage, and an error of the location information determined by the serverC is at a centimeter level.

The server C may determine the posture information of the mobile phoneA, for example, the orientation of the camera, based on the second imageuploaded by the mobile phone A and the data collected by the presetsensor. In an embodiment, the mobile phone A may alternatively determinethe posture information of the mobile phone A based on the datacollected by the preset sensor, and send the posture informationdetermined by the mobile phone A to the server C. The server C corrects,based on the data collected by the preset sensor of the mobile phone Aand the second image, the posture information determined by the mobilephone A.

S1002C: The mobile phone A obtains, from the server C, a 3D model of thedigital world corresponding to the location information and the postureinformation of the mobile phone A.

For example, the mobile phone A may send a first message to the server Cby using the Cyberverse app. The first message includes the locationinformation and the posture information of the mobile phone A. Theserver C may receive the first message from the mobile phone A, andobtain the 3D model of the digital world corresponding to the locationinformation and the posture information in the first message. The serverC may send a second message to the mobile phone A. The second messageincludes the 3D model of the digital world corresponding to the locationinformation and the posture information of the mobile phone A. Themobile phone A may receive the second message from the server C, toobtain the 3D model of the digital world.

Alternatively, after obtaining the location information and the postureinformation of the mobile phone A, the server C may obtain the 3D modelof the digital world corresponding to the location information and theposture information. Then, the 3D model of the digital world is sent tothe mobile phone A.

The 3D model of the digital world includes the first 3D identifier andgarage kit data of the first 3D identifier. The 3D model of the digitalworld is created based on 3D data of the real world. In this embodimentof this application, the garage kit data may refer to athree-dimensional structure of an object. Each object in the digitalworld stored by the server C on the cloud has a three-dimensionalstructure of the object. The server C may send a three-dimensionalstructure of a corresponding object to the mobile phone A, and themobile phone A stores the three-dimensional structure. It should beunderstood that the three-dimensional structure of the object is athree-dimensional structure used by the mobile phone A to determine acollected two-dimensional image, and the garage kit data is notpresented on a display interface of the mobile phone A.

It may be understood that after determining the location information andthe posture information of the mobile phone A, the server C maydetermine, based on information about the digital world and the postureinformation that are stored in the server C, data of an object (forexample, a digital signage and garage kit data of a building) in animage captured by the camera, to send the data to the mobile phone A.

In this embodiment of this application, the 3D data (for example, 3Dbuilding data) of the real world may be collected, and a 3D model of thereal world is constructed based on the 3D data. For example, the 3Dbuilding data may include location contour coordinates, heightinformation, and the like of a building. In addition, the 3D model ofthe digital world that is in a 1:1 correspondence with the real worldmay be further constructed. In the 3D model of the digital world, 3Didentifiers, that is, first 3D identifiers, of a plurality of objects(such as a building, a plant, or a mountain scenery) in the real worldare added. For example, the first 3D identifier may include at leastinformation such as a building name, merchant information, a usercomment, or advertisement information. The first 3D identifier may alsobe referred to as a data signage. According to model data (such asgarage kit data) of the 3D model of the digital world, an objectidentified by the first 3D identifier in the real world, athree-dimensional structure of the first 3D identifier, a displaylocation and posture information of the first 3D identifier informationin an image of the real world, and the like may be determined.

The server C stores the 3D model of the real world (for example, modeldata of the 3D model of the real world) and the 3D model of the digitalworld (for example, the model data of the 3D model of the digitalworld). For example, the 3D model of the real world and the 3D model ofthe digital world may be stored in the virtual object database 904 shownin FIG. 9A.

In some other embodiments, the first 3D identifier may alternatively bea virtual object in the digital world, for example, a virtual model ofan animal or virtual models of various objects (such as coffee cups) inthe real world. It may be understood that the virtual object in thedigital world may alternatively be a virtual model of an animal orvirtual models of various objects (such as coffee cups) in the realworld added by a designer to the 3D model of the digital world that isin a 1:1 correspondence with the real world. For example, as shown inFIG. 11A(b), the first image further includes a first 3D identifier1113. The first 3D identifier 1113 is a virtual model (demo) of a bear.The second image of the real world shown in FIG. 11A(a) does not includethe virtual model of the bear. The virtual model of the bear may beadded by a designer to the 3D model of the digital world that is in a1:1 correspondence with the real world.

S1002D: The mobile phone A obtains the second 3D identifier of the userb from the server C based on a user biometric feature of the user b inthe second image, where the user biometric feature includes a face imageor iris information.

The second 3D identifier may be the second ID, or the user name or thenickname corresponding to the second ID. In the following embodiment,the method in this embodiment of this application is described by usingan example in which the second ID is the nickname (for example, Lucy)corresponding to the second ID.

In an implementation, the mobile phone A may send the second image tothe server. The server C may receive the second image, and obtain theuser biometric feature b in the second image. Then, the server C mayquery an ID (for example, the second ID) of the Cyberverse appcorresponding to the user biometric feature b, obtain the second 3Didentifier corresponding to the second ID, and send the second 3Didentifier to the mobile phone A.

Optionally, the mobile phone A may send the second image to the server Cby using the first message. That is, the first message may furtherinclude the second image.

In another implementation, the mobile phone A may obtain the userbiometric feature b in the second image, and then send the userbiometric feature b to the server C. The server C may query an ID (forexample, the second ID) of the Cyberverse app corresponding to the userbiometric feature b, obtain the second 3D identifier corresponding tothe second ID, and send the second 3D identifier to the mobile phone A.

Optionally, the mobile phone A may send the user biometric feature b tothe server C by using the first message. That is, the first message mayfurther include the user biometric feature b.

Optionally, the server C may send the second 3D identifier to the mobilephone A by using the second message. That is, the second message mayfurther include the second 3D identifier.

It should be noted that the second image may include a user biometricfeature of one user, or may include user biometric features of aplurality of users. Therefore, in this embodiment of this application,the mobile phone A may perform S1002D to obtain second 3D identifiers ofthe plurality of users.

S1002E: The mobile phone A integrates the first 3D identifier and thesecond 3D identifier into the second image based on the 3D model of thedigital world, and the location information and the posture informationof the mobile phone A, performs AR rendering to obtain the first image,and displays the first image.

It may be understood that the digital world and the real world are in a1:1 correspondence. The second image is an image of the real worldcaptured by the camera. Then, the mobile phone A may determine, based onthe 3D model of the digital world, the first 3D identifier added to eachobject in the second image in the digital world, and a location at whichthe first 3D identifier is added in the real world. In this way, themobile phone A may perform AR enhancement on the second image, integratethe first 3D identifier and the second 3D identifier of the digitalworld into the second image based on the foregoing location, and renderthe second image (that is, the image of the real world) into which thefirst 3D identifier and the second 3D identifier are integrated, toobtain a virtual-reality integrated first image.

In this embodiment of this application, after obtaining the 3D model(including the first 3D identifier, the garage kit data of the first 3Didentifier, and the second 3D identifier) of the digital world, themobile phone A may match the data with each object in the second image.The 3D model of the digital world further indicates a correspondencebetween the first 3D identifier, garage kit data of the first 3Didentifier, and the second 3D identifier, and each object in the secondimage, so that the mobile phone A can integrate 3D identificationinformation of the object into the second image, perform AR rendering toobtain the first image, and display, in real time, the first imageincluding the 3D identification information of the corresponding object.As shown in FIG. 11A(a) and FIG. 11A(b), a building “holiday hotel” onthe left corresponds to a first 3D identifier 1103, and a building“parking lot” on the right corresponds to a first 3D identifier 1105.

For example, the image 1101 of the real world shown in FIG. 11A(a) isthe second image captured by the camera of the mobile phone A.Generally, the mobile phone A may display the second image captured bythe camera. However, in this embodiment of this application, the mobilephone A does not display the second image, but displays thevirtual-reality integrated first image obtained by rendering the secondimage. For example, the mobile phone A may display a first image 1102shown in FIG. 11A(b). As shown in FIG. 11A(b), the first image 1102 mayinclude not only the second image, but also a plurality of pieces of 3Didentifier information, for example, the first 3D identifier 1103 of theholiday hotel, a second 3D identifier 1104 of a user Aaron (Aaron), andthe first 3D identifier 1105 of the parking lot.

In some embodiments, the second image captured by the camera of themobile phone A may include an image of a user who has registered anaccount with the Cyberverse app. For example, the image 1101 (namely,the second image) of the real world shown in FIG. 11A(a) includes animage 1109 of a user X and an image 1110 of a user Y. The user X (thatis, a user corresponding to the image 1109) registers an account (forexample, the third ID) with the Cyberverse app by using an electronicdevice (for example, a mobile phone) of the user, and enters a userbiometric feature of the user X. The nickname of the third ID is Aaron.As shown in Table 2, the server C stores the third ID, the userbiometric feature X of the user X, the nickname Aaron of the third ID,and a correspondence between the third ID, the user biometric feature Xof the user X, and the nickname Aaron of the third ID. The user Y (thatis, a user corresponding to the image 1110) does not register an accountwith the Cyberverse app by using an electronic device of the user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11A(b), the first image 1102 displayed bythe mobile phone A includes the second 3D identifier 1104 of the user Xcorresponding to the image 1109 shown in FIG. 11A(a). However, the firstimage 1102 does not include the second 3D identifier of the usercorresponding to the image 1110 shown in FIG. 11A(a).

It may be understood that the second 3D identifier of the user in thefirst image may be used to not only identify the user, but also indicatethat the user is interactive. For example, the mobile phone A displays,in the first image, the second 3D identifier of the user correspondingto the user biometric feature in the second image, to clearly indicate,to the user a (that is, a user using the mobile phone A), a user whoseID has been registered with the Cyberverse app and that is included in afield of view of the camera of the mobile phone A. This facilitatescommunication between registered users of the Cyberverse app.

For example, if the user Xis near the user a and is located within thefield of view of the camera of the mobile phone A, the mobile phone Amay implement the following functions in response to an operationperformed by the user a on an image of the user X in the first image:sharing data with the mobile phone of the user X, adding the user X as afriend in the Cyberverse app, and the like. In this embodiment of thisapplication, a method for sharing, by the mobile phone A in response toan operation performed by the user a on an image of any user in thefirst image, data with an electronic device of the user is described.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the mobile phone A maystore, in the Cyberverse app, an ID and a user biometric feature of auser whose first ID has been added as a friend. Optionally, the mobilephone A may further store the second 3D identifier of the user. In thiscase, the mobile phone A does not need to query the server C for the IDcorresponding to the user biometric feature of the added friend and thesecond 3D identifier (for example, the user name or the nickname).

For example, the mobile phone A may store the ID and the user biometricfeature table shown in Table 5.

TABLE 5 ID and user biometric feature ID User biometric feature Username/Nickname Second ID User biometric feature b Lucy Third ID Userbiometric feature X Aaron . . . . . . . . .

Specifically, after the camera of the mobile phone A captures the secondimage, the mobile phone A may identify and obtain the user biometricfeature in the second image. Then, the mobile phone A may search themobile phone A for the ID corresponding to the user biometric feature inthe second image. If the mobile phone A does not find the IDcorresponding to the user biometric feature, the mobile phone A may sendthe first message including the user biometric feature or the secondimage to the server C. If the mobile phone A finds the ID correspondingto the user biometric feature, the first message sent by the mobilephone A to the server C may not include the user biometric feature orthe second image.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the second 3D identifier of the userincluded in the first image is a second 3D identifier of a user whosefirst ID has been added as a friend. That is, even if the second imageincludes user biometric features of a plurality of users whose IDs havebeen registered with the Cyberverse app, the first image includes onlythe second 3D identifier of the user whose first ID has been added as afriend.

For example, it is assumed that the second image includes user biometricfeatures of a user 1, a user 2, and a user 3. The user 1 has notregistered an ID with the Cyberverse app, and the user 2 and the user 3have registered IDs with the Cyberverse app. The ID of the user 2 andthe first ID are in a friend relationship, and the ID of the user 3 andthe first ID are not in a friend relationship. In this case, the firstimage includes images of the user 1 and the user 3, but the first imagedoes not include second 3D identifiers of the user 1 and the user 3. Thefirst image includes an image of the user 2 and a second 3D identifierof the user 2.

In some embodiments, the mobile phone A needs to be authorized by theuser X to display the second 3D identifier of the user X in the firstimage. For example, the mobile phone of the user X may receive a settingof the user X, and a display permission of the second 3D identifier ofthe user X is set as any one of: visible to all, visible to friends, orthe like. The server C may store display permissions of second 3Didentifiers of users corresponding to IDs.

It may be understood that, as the mobile phone A moves, the spatialposture information of the mobile phone A changes, the field of view ofthe camera of the mobile phone A changes, and the second image capturedby the camera also changes accordingly. For example, after the mobilephone A moves, the second image captured by the camera of the mobilephone A may change from the second image 1101 shown in FIG. 11A(a) tothe second image 1106 shown in FIG. 11B(a). The second image 1106 isdifferent from the second image 1101. For example, the second image 1106includes an image 1111 of the user b.

If images (that is, second images) of real scenes captured by the cameraof the mobile phone A are different, when the Cyberverse app of themobile phone A performs AR enhancement on the images of the differentreal scenes, information about the digital world that needs to beintegrated is different, and virtual-reality integrated images (that is,first images) obtained by the Cyberverse app are also different. Forexample, the first image displayed by the mobile phone A may change fromthe first image 1102 shown in FIG. 11A(b) to a first image 1107 shown inFIG. 11B(b). The first image 1107 is different from the first image1102. For example, the first image 1107 includes 3D identificationinformation 1108 (that is, the first 3D identifier) of an ABC shoppingmall, the image of the user b (that is, Lucy), and the second 3Didentifier (for example, Lucy 1112) of the user b, but the first image1102 does not include a first 3D identifier 1108 (that is, the first 3Didentifier) of the ABC shopping mall, the image of the user b (that is,Lucy), and the second 3D identifier (for example, Lucy 1112) of Lucy.

In an implementation, for a user corresponding to the user biometricfeature included in the second image, a location of the second 3Didentifier of the user in the first image may be preset. For example, asshown in FIG. 11B(b), the second 3D identifier (for example, Lucy 1112)of the user b may be displayed on top of the user b.

In another implementation, for a user corresponding to the userbiometric feature included in the second image, a location of the second3D identifier of the user in the first image may be determined based onlocation information of an electronic device (for example, a mobilephone) of the user.

As described in S1002, the mobile phone A may send the locationinformation of the mobile phone A to the server C. Similarly, anotherelectronic device (for example, the mobile phone B) may also sendlocation information of the another electronic device (for example, themobile phone B) to the server C. The second message may further includelocation information of the user corresponding to the user biometricfeature included in the second image. In this way, the mobile phone Amay determine a location of the second 3D identifier of the user b inthe first image based on the location information of the mobile phone B.For example, in response to the first operation, the mobile phone B maystart the Cyberverse app of the mobile phone B, perform a related methodin S1002, obtain the location information of the mobile phone B, andsend the location information of the mobile phone B to the server C.

Alternatively, the location information of the user b corresponding tothe user biometric feature included in the second image may be obtainedby the mobile phone A by performing depth calculation on the user bbased on the second image captured by the camera. Certainly, the mobilephone A may further perform depth calculation on the user b based on thesecond image with reference to the 3D model of the digital worldcorresponding to the location information of the mobile phone A, toobtain the location information of the user b. The location informationis a location of the user b relative to the mobile phone A in the firstimage (that is, the virtual-reality integrated image).

It may be understood that the second image of the real world changeswith a location or a shooting angle of the mobile phone A and movementof each user in the field of view. The first image is obtained byintegrating the first 3D identifier and the second 3D identifier intothe second image and performing AR rendering. Therefore, the first imagealso changes with the location or the shooting angle of the mobile phoneA and the movement of each user in the field of view. For example, theuser b identified by Lucy 1112 (that is, the second 3D identifier) shownin FIG. 11B(b) may move, so that the first image changes.

In some embodiments, after displaying a second 3D identifier of a userin the first image, the mobile phone A may continuously track the userby using a body tracking algorithm until the user leaves the field ofview of the camera of the mobile phone A. It may be understood that themobile phone A continuously tracks a user by using the body trackingalgorithm, so that a second 3D identifier of the user can becontinuously displayed in the first image until the user leaves thefield of view of the camera of the mobile phone A.

In some cases, the user b identified by Lucy 1112 (that is, the second3D identifier) shown in FIG. 11B(b) may move, so that the user b facesaway the camera of the mobile phone A. In this case, even if the mobilephone A cannot obtain the user biometric feature of the user b, themobile phone A may continuously track the user b by using the human bodytracking algorithm to determine which user the user b is, and determineand display the second 3D identifier of the user b.

S1003: The mobile phone A displays one or a plurality of virtual objectsin response to a second operation.

The one or the plurality of virtual objects may include one or more of avirtual ship, a virtual car, a virtual currency, a virtual rose, anemoticon, and the like. The virtual object may be downloaded by themobile phone A from the server C. The server C may store the firstvirtual information of the first ID, and the one or the plurality ofvirtual objects are virtual objects indicated by the first virtualinformation (the first virtual information shown in Table 4-1). Forexample, the server C may store the first virtual information shown inTable 4-1 and the second virtual information shown in Table 4-2.

Certainly, the mobile phone A may also store a virtual object downloadedby an account (that is, the first ID) of the Cyberverse app to which themobile phone A logs in or a virtual object received from another device.For example, the mobile phone A may store the virtual object shown inTable 6. An identifier of the virtual object shown in Table 6 is thesame as the identifier of the virtual object in the first virtualinformation shown in Table 4-1.

TABLE 6 Virtual object Identifier (for example, virtual identifier 1) ofan Emoticon a emoticon a (for example, a love icon) Identifier (forexample, virtual identifier 3) of a Virtual car virtual car Identifier(for example, virtual identifier n) of a Virtual rose virtual rose

The second operation may be a preset sliding operation entered by theuser on the mobile phone A when the mobile phone A displays the firstimage. The preset sliding operation is used to trigger the mobile phoneA to display the one or the plurality of virtual objects. For example,the second operation may be an operation of sliding from a lower bezelof the mobile phone A to the display shown in FIG. 12(a).

Alternatively, the second operation may be a preset gesture (not shownin the figure), for example, an S-shaped gesture, an L-shaped gesture, a√-shaped gesture, or a gesture of any shape, input by the user on thedisplay of the mobile phone A when the mobile phone A displays the firstimage. Alternatively, when displaying the first image, the mobile phoneA may further display a preset control (for example, a button), and thepreset control is used to trigger the mobile phone A to display the oneor the plurality of virtual objects. The second operation may be a tapoperation (for example, a single-tap operation) performed by the user onthe preset control. In the following embodiment, the method in thisembodiment of this application is described by using an example in whichthe mobile phone A displays the plurality of virtual objects.

For example, the second operation is the operation of sliding from alower bezel of the mobile phone A to the display shown in FIG. 12(a). Asshown in Table 6, the virtual object stored in the mobile phone Aincludes the emoticon a (for example, the love icon), the virtual car,and the virtual rose. Therefore, in response to the second operationthat is entered by the user on the mobile phone A and that is shown inFIG. 12(a), the mobile phone A may display an interface 1201 shown inFIG. 12(b). The interface 1201 includes a plurality of virtual objects1202. The plurality of virtual objects 1202 may include a love icon, avirtual car, a virtual rose, and an identifier of a virtual-realityintegrated image or video shot by the user a in Block X by using theCyberverse app (for example, Cyberverse Block X shooting 1204).Optionally, the one or the plurality of virtual objects may furtherinclude a virtual model in the 3D model of the digital world, forexample, a virtual model (demo) 1205 of a bear shown in FIG. 12(b). Thevirtual model 1205 of the bear is the first 3D identifier 1113 shown inFIG. 11A(b). The first 3D identifier 1113 is a virtual model of a bear.

Optionally, in response to the second operation, the mobile phone A mayfurther display prompt information, for example, prompt information“Please select a gift for a friend” 1203 shown in FIG. 12(b).

It should be noted that, in this embodiment of this application, amanner in which the mobile phone A displays the plurality of virtualobjects includes but is not limited to the display manner shown in FIG.12(b), and another display manner is not described in detail herein inthis embodiment.

S1004: In response to a first sliding operation of the user, the mobilephone A displays a dynamic image of a first virtual object movingtowards the image of the user b along a sliding track of the firstsliding operation, where a start point of the sliding track is the firstvirtual object, and an end point is the image of the user b.

The start point of the sliding track of the first sliding operation isthe first virtual object, which indicates that the user a selects thefirst virtual object as to-be-shared data. The end point of the slidingtrack of the first sliding operation is the image of the user b, whichindicates that the user a selects the user b as a destination end forreceiving the first virtual object. That is, the user a wants to sharethe first virtual object with the user b.

For example, the sliding track of the first sliding operation may be asliding track 1301 shown by a dashed line in FIG. 13(a). A start pointof the sliding track 1301 is a love icon (that is, the first virtualobject), and an end point of the sliding track 1301 is an image of Lucy(that is, the user b). Therefore, in response to the first slidingoperation shown in FIG. 13(a), the mobile phone A may display a dynamicimage of the love icon (that is, the first virtual object) shown in FIG.13(b) moving towards the image of Lucy along the sliding track 1301.

The dynamic image of the first virtual object moving towards the imageof the user b along the sliding track may be obtained by the mobilephone A by performing rendering in a parabolic process based on thesliding track 1301.

Optionally, in response to the first sliding operation, the virtualobject stored in the mobile phone A changes. For example, in response tothe first sliding operation, the virtual object stored in the mobilephone A changes from the virtual object shown in Table 6 to the virtualobject shown in Table 7.

TABLE 7 Virtual object Identifier (for example, virtual identifier 3) ofa Virtual car virtual car Identifier (for example, virtual identifier n)of a Virtual rose virtual rose . . . . . .

It can be learned by comparing Table 6 with Table 7 that, in response tothe first sliding operation, the mobile phone A deletes the emoticon a(for example, the love icon) in Table 6.

Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 13(b), in response to the firstsliding operation, the plurality of virtual objects displayed by themobile phone A also change. For example, in response to the firstsliding operation, the plurality of virtual objects displayed by themobile phone A change from the love icon, the virtual car, and thevirtual rose shown in FIG. 13(a) to the virtual car and the virtual roseshown in FIG. 13(b).

Certainly, in response to the first sliding operation, the mobile phoneA may not delete the emoticon a (for example, the love icon) in Table 6.The user of the mobile phone B may accept the love icon shared by themobile phone A, or may reject the love icon shared by the mobile phoneA. The mobile phone A may determine, based on a sharing result fed backby the server C to the mobile phone A (for example, the mobile phone Baccepts/rejects the love icon), whether to delete the emoticon icon a(for example, the love icon) in Table 6.

S1005: The mobile phone A sends a first request message to the server C,where the first request message is used to request the server C to pushthe first virtual object to the mobile phone B logging in to the secondID.

The first request message includes the first ID, an identifier of thefirst virtual object, and the second ID.

In some other embodiments, after the mobile phone A sends the firstrequest message to the server C, the mobile phone A may display thirdprompt information. The third prompt information is used to indicatethat the first virtual object is shared with the user b. For example,the mobile phone A may display third prompt information 1401 shown inFIG. 14 , for example, “Your love icon has been sent to Lucy!”.

S1006: The server C receives the first request message.

S1007: The server C sends a first push message to the mobile phone Blogging in to the second ID, where the first push message includes thefirst ID and the first virtual object.

For example, the server C may send the first push message to the mobilephone B after the mobile phone B goes online (that is, the mobile phoneB logs in to the second ID in the Cyberverse app). Optionally, the firstpush message may further include the identifier of the first virtualobject, and a user name or a nickname corresponding to the first ID.

In this embodiment of this application, the mobile phone A requests, byusing the Cyberverse app, the server C to share the first virtual objectwith the mobile phone B. Regardless of whether the Cyberverse app of themobile phone B is online (that is, whether the mobile phone B logs in tothe second ID in the Cyberverse app) when the mobile phone A sends thefirst request message to the server C, provided that the server Creceives the first request message, the server C may send the first pushmessage to the mobile phone B after the mobile phone B goes online. Thatis, according to this solution, offline sharing of a virtual object canbe implemented between electronic devices.

S1008: The mobile phone B receives the first push message from theserver C, and displays a first interface, where the first interface isused to indicate that the mobile phone B receives the first virtualobject from the first ID.

It may be understood that, when the mobile phone B receives the firstpush message, the mobile phone B may display an interface of the firstapp, or may display any one of an interface of another application, alock screen interface, or a home screen (that is, a desktop) of themobile phone. For example, the mobile phone B displays the home screen.With reference to the foregoing example, the nickname of the first ID isBob. As shown in (a) in FIG. 15A, the mobile phone B may display a firstinterface shown in (a) in FIG. 15A, that is, display prompt information1501 on the home screen in a form of a notification message, forexample, “Bob shares a love icon with you”.

Optionally, the mobile phone B may further indicate, to the user inanother manner, that the mobile phone B receives the first virtualobject from the first ID, for example, display the first virtual object(for example, the love icon) on the first interface. For example, themobile phone B may display a first interface shown in FIG. 15B, that is,display prompt information 1503 on the home screen in a form of anotification message. The first interface shown in FIG. 15B includes thefirst virtual object (for example, the love icon).

In this embodiment of this application, a specific manner of indicating,by the mobile phone B to the user, that the mobile phone B receives thefirst virtual object from the first ID is not limited.

In the method provided in this embodiment of this application, themobile phone A can present, to the user by using the Cyberverse app, avirtual-reality integrated image (namely, the first image) obtainedafter AR rendering is performed on the real world wherever the usergoes, so that the user can easily learn of various information in asurrounding real scenario.

In addition, if the user enters, in the virtual-reality integrated imagedisplayed by the mobile phone, a parabolic operation (that is, the firstsliding operation) in which a start point of the sliding track is theto-be-shared virtual object and an end point is an image of a targetuser, the mobile phone A may be triggered to share the virtual objectwith a mobile phone of the target user in response to the first slidingoperation. The mobile phone A may display the dynamic image of the firstvirtual object moving towards the image of the user b along the slidingtrack.

According to this solution, the mobile phone A can implement sharing ofa virtual object in response to the parabolic operation pointing to theimage of the target user. This can reduce UI interaction for datasharing in an AR/VR scenario, thereby ensuring display effects ofinformation in the AR/VR scenario. In addition, by using the foregoingsolution, a visualization feature of an AR/VR platform provided by theCyberverse app for the real world can be fully demonstrated, and avisualized data sharing service in the real world can be provided forthe user.

Further, if the user b who has registered an ID with the Cyberverse appexists in the field of view of the camera of the mobile phone A, thefirst image may include the second 3D identifier of the user b. Thesecond 3D identifier of the user b may identify the user b, so that theuser a using the mobile phone A can identify and select the target user.

In some other embodiments, the first image displayed by the mobile phoneA may include images of a plurality of users and second 3D identifiersof the plurality of users. For example, as shown in FIG. 13(a), thefirst interface includes images and second 3D identifiers of Aaron andLucy. Different from the foregoing embodiment, in this embodiment, inresponse to the first sliding operation, regardless of which user in thefirst image the first sliding operation points to, the mobile phone Amay share the first virtual object with an ID corresponding to each userin the plurality of users.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, in response to the first slidingoperation, the mobile phone A may not only share the first virtualobject with an ID of a user to which the first sliding operation points,but also share the first virtual object with an ID of a user whosedistance from the user is less than a preset distance threshold.

In some other embodiments, the field of view of the camera of the mobilephone A may include a plurality of users. The plurality of users includea target object (for example, the user b) with which the user a wants toshare the virtual object. In some cases, the user b may be with aplurality of other users, and the other users may block the userbiometric feature of the user b. Consequently, the mobile phone A cannotcollect the user biometric feature of the user b, and the mobile phone Acannot determine the ID and the second 3D identifier of the user b. Inthis case, the mobile phone A may send prompt information to indicatethat the user b cannot receive a shared virtual object. In addition, themobile phone A may continuously track the user b by using the bodytracking algorithm. After the mobile phone A collects the user biometricfeature of the user, the mobile phone A may send prompt information toindicate that the user a can share a virtual object with the user b orthe user b can receive a shared virtual object.

It should be noted that, that the mobile phone A cannot collect the userbiometric feature of the user b specifically means that the mobile phoneA cannot collect an important biometric feature that can be used toidentify an identity of the user b. For example, the important biometricfeature may be iris information of the user.

In conclusion, according to the method provided in this embodiment ofthis application, even if the target object (for example, the user b)with which the user a wants to share the virtual object is in the crowd,the virtual object may be shared with the target object by using themethod in this embodiment of this application.

In some embodiments, the first interface may be further used to requestthe user b to confirm whether to accept the first virtual object. Forexample, prompt information 1502 shown in (b) in FIG. 15A includes: “Bobshares a love icon with you. Do you accept it?”, and a “Yes” button anda “No” button. In this way, the mobile phone B may accept or reject thefirst virtual object such as the love icon according to a selection ofthe user b and an intention of the user b.

As shown in FIG. 16A-1 to FIG. 16A-3 , after S1008 shown in FIG. 10 ,the method in this embodiment of this application further includes S1601to S1608.

S1601: The mobile phone B sends a first push response to the server C inresponse to a third operation of the user b on the first interface,where the first push response is used to indicate the mobile phone B toaccept the first virtual object shared by the mobile phone A.

The first push response may include the first ID, the second ID, theidentifier of the first virtual object, and first indicationinformation. The first indication information is used to indicate themobile phone B logging in to the second ID to accept the first virtualobject shared by the mobile phone A logging in to the first ID.

For example, the third operation may be a tap operation (for example, asingle-tap operation) of the user on the “Yes” button shown in (b) inFIG. 15A. Alternatively, the third operation may be a first presetgesture, for example, an S-shaped gesture, an L-shaped gesture, a√-shaped gesture, or a gesture of any shape, input by the user on thefirst interface.

S1602: The server C receives the first push response from the mobilephone B, deletes the identifier of the first virtual object from thefirst virtual information (that is, virtual information of the firstID), and adds the identifier of the first virtual object to the secondvirtual information (that is, virtual information of the second ID).

The first virtual information includes the first ID and identifiers of aplurality of virtual objects corresponding to the first ID. For example,as shown in Table 4, the first virtual information includes: the firstID, the identifier of the virtual car, the identifier of the emoticon a(for example, the love icon), and the identifier of the virtual rose.

The second virtual information includes the second ID and identifiers ofa plurality of virtual objects corresponding to the second ID. Forexample, as shown in Table 4, the second virtual information includes:the second ID, the identifier of the virtual rose, and the identifier ofthe emoticon b.

For example, the server C performs S1602, and may delete the identifierof the emoticon a (for example, the love icon) in the first virtualinformation shown in Table 4-1, and add the identifier of the emoticon a(for example, the love icon) to Table 4-2, to obtain the first virtualinformation shown in Table 8-1 and the second virtual information shownin Table 8-2.

TABLE 8-1 First virtual information Account ID of the Cyberverse appIdentifier of a virtual object First ID Identifier (for example, virtualidentifier 3) of a virtual car First ID Identifier (for example, virtualidentifier n) of a virtual rose

TABLE 8-2 Second virtual information Account ID of the Cyberverse appIdentifier of a virtual object Second ID Identifier (for example,virtual identifier 1) of an emoticon a (for example, a love icon) SecondID Identifier (for example, virtual identifier n) of a virtual roseSecond ID Identifier (for example, virtual identifier 4) of an emoticonb

S1603: The server C sends a first sharing result to the mobile phone A.

The first sharing result is used to indicate the mobile phone B loggingin to the second ID to accept the first virtual object shared by themobile phone A logging in to the first ID.

S1604: The mobile phone A receives the first sharing result from theserver C, and sends first prompt information, where the first promptinformation is used to indicate that the first virtual object issuccessfully shared.

For example, the first prompt information may be “Lucy has received thelove icon shared by you!” The mobile phone A may display an interfaceincluding the first prompt information. Alternatively, the mobile phoneA may send a voice prompt of the first prompt information. This is notlimited in this embodiment of this application. It should be noted thatS1603 and S1604 are optional. Alternatively, S1603 and S1604 may not beperformed in this embodiment of this application.

S1605: The mobile phone B sends a second push response to the server Cin response to a fourth operation of the user b on the first interface,where the second push response is used to indicate the mobile phone B toreject the first virtual object shared by the mobile phone A.

The second push response may include the first ID, the second ID, theidentifier of the first virtual object, and second indicationinformation. The second indication information is used to indicate themobile phone B logging in to the second ID to reject the first virtualobject shared by the mobile phone A logging in to the first ID.

For example, the fourth operation may be a tap operation (for example, asingle-tap operation) of the user on the “No” button shown in (b) inFIG. 15A. Alternatively, the fourth operation may be a second presetgesture, for example, an S-shaped gesture, an L-shaped gesture, a√-shaped gesture, or a gesture of any shape, input by the user on thefirst interface. The second preset gesture is different from the firstpreset gesture.

S1606: The server C receives the second push response from the mobilephone B, and the server C does not modify the first virtual informationand the second virtual information.

S1607: The server C sends a second sharing result to the mobile phone A.

The second sharing result is used to indicate the mobile phone B loggingin to the second ID to reject the first virtual object shared by themobile phone A logging in to the first ID.

S1608: The mobile phone A receives the second sharing result from theserver C, and sends second prompt information, where the second promptinformation is used to indicate that the first virtual object fails tobe shared.

For example, the second prompt information may be “Lucy refuses toaccept the love icon shared by you!”, or “Love icon sharing failed”. Themobile phone A may display an interface including the second promptinformation. Alternatively, the mobile phone A may send a voice promptof the second prompt information. This is not limited in this embodimentof this application. It should be noted that S1607 and S1608 areoptional. Alternatively, S1607 and S1608 may not be performed in thisembodiment of this application.

In this embodiment, the server C may update the first virtualinformation of the first ID and the second virtual information of thesecond ID based on a sharing result of sharing the first virtual objectby the mobile phone A with the mobile phone B. In this way, the server Cmay store real-time virtual information of each ID, and the electronicdevice (for example, the mobile phone A or the mobile phone B) mayobtain accurate virtual information from the server C.

In some other embodiments, the server C performs S1006. After receivingthe first request message from the mobile phone A, the server C maydelete the identifier of the first virtual object from the first virtualinformation (that is, the virtual information of the first ID), and addthe identifier of the first virtual object to the second virtualinformation (that is, the virtual information of the second ID).

In this embodiment, the mobile phone B may accept the first virtualobject shared by the mobile phone A, or may reject the first virtualobject shared by the mobile phone A. However, regardless of whether themobile phone B accepts or rejects the first virtual object shared by themobile phone A, after receiving the first request message, the server Cmay delete the identifier of the first virtual object from the firstvirtual information, and add the identifier of the first virtual objectto the second virtual information. After S1601, if the server C receivesthe second push response from the mobile phone B, it indicates that themobile phone B rejects the first virtual object shared by the mobilephone A, and the server C may delete the identifier of the first virtualobject from the second virtual information, and add the identifier ofthe first virtual object to the first virtual information. After S1601,if the server C receives the first push response from the mobile phoneB, the server C does not modify the first virtual information and thesecond virtual information.

In some embodiments, it is assumed that the first sliding operation isused to trigger the mobile phone A to share, with the second IDcorresponding to the user b, the virtual-reality integrated image orvideo (referred to as Cyberverse shooting sharing of Block X)corresponding to the Cyberverse Block X shooting 1204 shown in FIG.12(b). After the mobile phone B logging in to the second ID receives theCyberverse shooting sharing of Block X, the mobile phone B may display afirst interface 1601 shown in FIG. 16B. The first interface 1601 is usedto prompt the mobile phone B to receive the Cyberverse shooting sharingof Block X from the user a (for example, Bob). The first interface 1601is further used to request the user b (for example, Lucy) to confirmwhether to receive sharing of Bob.

The mobile phone B may send the second push response to the server C inresponse to the fourth operation performed by the user b on the firstinterface, for example, a tap operation performed by Lucy on a “Reject”button on the first interface 1601 shown in FIG. 16B. The mobile phone Bmay display a Cyberverse experience interface shown in FIG. 16C(a) toFIG. 16C(d) in response to the third operation performed by the user bon the first interface, for example, a tap operation performed by Lucyon a “View” button on the first interface 1601 shown in FIG. 16B. TheCyberverse experience interface includes the first image. The mobilephone B may further send the first push response to the server C inresponse to the third operation of the user b on the first interface.

Interfaces shown in FIG. 16C(a) and FIG. 16C(b) are a Cyberverseexperience process of Bob in Block X. Refer to FIG. 16C(a). When Bobperforms image shooting in Block X, after Bob turns 10° rightwards at acurrent location in Block X, the mobile phone A may display an interfaceshown in FIG. i6C(b). After Bob turns 10° rightwards at the currentlocation in Block X, the image and the second 3D identifier of Lucyappear on the display interface of the mobile phone A.

Interfaces shown in FIG. 16C(c) and FIG. 16C(d) are a Cyberverseexperience process at home after Lucy accepts the Cyberverse shootingsharing of Block X shared by Bob at home. Refer to FIG. 16C(c). WhenLucy turns 10° rightwards at a current location at home, the mobilephone B may display an interface shown in FIG. 16C(d). After Lucy turns10° rightwards at the current location at home, the image and the second3D identifier of Lucy appear on the display interface of the mobilephone B.

In this embodiment of this application, the Cyberverse app may play backa file stored after Cyberverse experience. With reference to anoperation performed by the user on an existing device, the user can notonly view video information in the file, but also perform interactiveexperience in the Cyberverse app.

In some embodiments, the first interface is used to indicate that themobile phone B has received the first virtual object from the first ID,and may be further used to present the first virtual object (the virtualmodel 1205 of the bear shown in FIG. 12(b)) to the user. After themobile phone B displays the first interface, the user b may view thefirst virtual object on the first interface. In this embodiment, thefirst interface may not request the user to confirm whether to acceptthe first virtual object, but directly displays the first virtual objectto the user; or displays the first virtual object to the user inresponse to an operation of the user.

The following embodiment describes the ground coordinate system and thepreset coordinate system of the mobile phone A in the foregoingembodiments, and the Euler angle of the preset coordinate system of themobile phone A relative to the ground coordinate system.

For example, a coordinate system shown in (a) in FIG. 17 is the presetcoordinate system of the mobile phone A. A coordinate system shown in(b) in FIG. 17 is the ground coordinate system.

An x_(A) axis, a y_(A) axis, and a z_(A) axis that use O_(A) as acoordinate origin form a right-hand rectangular coordinate system. TheO_(A) shown in (a) in FIG. 17 may be a location of a camera of a mobilephone. The mobile phone A may include four edges: a long edge 01, ashort edge 02, another long edge that is parallel to the long edge 01and has an equal length, and another short edge that is parallel to theshort edge 02 and has an equal length. The y_(A) axis is parallel to theshort edge 02 of the mobile phone. The x_(A) axis is parallel to thelong edge 01 of the mobile phone A and is upward. The z_(A) axis isperpendicular to the y_(A) axis, and is perpendicular to the x_(A) axis.

As shown in (b) in FIG. 17 or (c) in FIG. 17 , an X axis, a Y axis, anda Z axis that use O as a coordinate origin form a right-hand rectangularcoordinate system. The coordinate origin O shown in (b) in FIG. 17 or(c) in FIG. 17 may be any point in space. The X axis points to anydirection in a horizontal plane. The Z axis is perpendicular to a planewhere the X axis is located and points to the center of the earth. The Yaxis is perpendicular to the X axis, and is perpendicular to the Z axis.

The Euler angle of the preset coordinate system of the mobile phone Arelative to the ground coordinate system may include: a pitch (pitch)angle θ, a yaw (yaw) angle φ, and a roll (roll) angle ϕ of the presetcoordinate system of the mobile phone A relative to the groundcoordinate system.

The pitch angle θ of the preset coordinate system of the mobile phone Arelative to the ground coordinate system may be an included anglebetween the x_(A) axis of the preset coordinate system of the mobilephone A and a plane (that is, the horizontal plane) where XOY of theground coordinate system is located. For example, as shown in (b) inFIG. 17 , the pitch angle θ of the preset coordinate system of themobile phone A relative to the ground coordinate system is an includedangle between the x_(A) axis and the horizontal plane (that is, theplane where XOY is located). As shown in (b) in FIG. 17 , Ox_(A)′ (thatis, O_(A)x_(A)′) is a vertical projection of the x_(A) axis on thehorizontal plane (that is, the plane where XOY is located). It may beunderstood that the pitch angle θ of the preset coordinate system of themobile phone A relative to the ground coordinate system is an includedangle between Ox_(A)′ (that is, O_(A)x_(A)′) and the x_(A) axis. When anincluded angle between the x_(A) axis and the Z axis is greater than90°, the pitch angle θ is positive.

As shown in (b) in FIG. 17 , the yaw angle φ of the preset coordinatesystem of the mobile phone A relative to the ground coordinate system isa horizontal angle between an x axis of the preset coordinate system ofthe mobile phone A and an X axis of the ground coordinate system, thatis, an included angle between Ox_(A)′ (that is, O_(A)x_(A)′) and the Xaxis of the ground coordinate system. When Ox_(A)′ (that is,O_(A)x_(A)′) rotates clockwise on the plane where XOY is located with achange of the x_(A) axis, the yaw angle φ is positive.

As shown in (c) in FIG. 17 , the roll angle φ of the preset coordinatesystem of the mobile phone A relative to the ground coordinate system isan included angle between the z_(A) axis of the preset coordinate systemof the mobile phone A and a vertical plane (that is, a plane wherex_(A)OZ is located) passing through the x_(A) axis. As shown in (c) inFIG. 17 , Oz_(A)′ (that is, O_(A)z_(A)′) is a vertical projection of thez_(A) axis on the vertical plane (that is, the plane where x_(A)OZ islocated) passing through the x_(A) axis. It may be understood that theroll angle φ of the preset coordinate system of the mobile phone Arelative to the ground coordinate system is an included angle betweenOz_(A)′ (that is, O_(A)Z_(A)′) and the z_(A) axis. When the z_(A) axisrotates clockwise, the roll angle φ is positive.

It should be noted that (a) in FIG. 17 is merely used as an example todescribe the preset coordinate system of the mobile phone A. The presetcoordinate system of the mobile phone A may be further defined accordingto another rule. For example, the coordinate origin may alternatively beany other point (for example, a center of gravity) on the mobile phone.Directions of the three axes of the preset coordinate system are notlimited to the x_(A) axis, the y_(A) axis, and the z_(A) axis that areshown in (a) in FIG. 17 . Settings of a coordinate origin location and acoordinate axis direction of the preset coordinate system of the mobilephone A are not limited in this embodiment of this application.

It may be understood that, to implement the foregoing functions, theelectronic device (for example, the mobile phone A or the mobile phoneB) includes a corresponding hardware structure and/or software modulefor performing each function. A person skilled in the art should beeasily aware that, in combination with the examples described inembodiments disclosed in this specification, units, algorithms, andsteps may be implemented by hardware or a combination of hardware andcomputer software in embodiments of this application. Whether a functionis performed by hardware or hardware driven by computer software dependson particular applications and design constraints of the technicalsolutions. A person skilled in the art may use different methods toimplement the described functions for each particular application, butit should not be considered that the implementation goes beyond thescope of embodiments of this application.

In embodiments of this application, the electronic device (for example,the mobile phone A or the mobile phone B) may be divided into functionmodules based on the foregoing method examples. For example, eachfunction module may be obtained through division based on eachcorresponding function, or two or more functions may be integrated intoone processing module. The integrated module may be implemented in aform of hardware, or may be implemented in a form of a software functionmodule. It should be noted that, in embodiments of this application,module division is an example, and is merely a logical functiondivision. In actual implementation, another division manner may be used.

When an integrated unit is used, FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of apossible structure of an electronic device 1800 in the foregoingembodiments. The electronic device 1800 may include a processing module1801, an image capture module 1802, a display module 1803, acommunication module 1804, and a storage module 1805.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 1800 is the first device 110(for example, the mobile phone A) shown in FIG. 1 . In this case, theprocessing module 1801 may be configured to support the electronicdevice 1800 in performing the operation of “performing AR rendering onthe second image to obtain the first image” in S502, S602, S1001,S1002B, and S1002E, the operation of “sending first prompt information”in S1604, the operation of “sending second prompt information” in S1608in the foregoing method embodiment, and/or another process of thetechnology described in this specification. The image capture module1802 may be configured to support the electronic device 1800 inperforming the operation of “capturing the second image” in S1002A inthe foregoing method embodiment, and/or another process of thetechnology described in this specification. The display module 1803 maybe configured to support the electronic device 1800 in performing theoperation of “displaying the first image” in S501, S601, S1002, andS1002E in the foregoing method embodiment, S1003, S1004, and/or anotherprocess of the technology described in this specification. Thecommunication module 1804 may be configured to support the electronicdevice 1800 in performing the operation of “sending location informationto the server C”, the operation of “sending the user biometric featureor the second image to the server C”, the operation of “receiving the 3Dmodel of the digital world from the server C”, and the operation of“receiving the second 3D identifier from the server C” in S503 and S603,the operation of “receiving the first sharing result” in S1005 andS1604, the operation of “receiving the second sharing result” in S1608in the foregoing method embodiment, and/or another process of thetechnology described in this specification. The storage module 1805 maybe configured to support the electronic device 1800 in storing the firstvirtual information in the foregoing embodiment. The storage module 1805may be further configured to store program code and data of theelectronic device 1800.

Optionally, the electronic device 1800 may further include anotherfunction module such as a sensor module. For example, the sensor moduleis configured to collect location information of the electronic device1800. Specifically, the sensor module may be configured to support theelectronic device 1800 in performing the operation of “collecting databy the preset sensor” in S1002A in the foregoing method embodiment,and/or another process of the technology described in thisspecification. The communication module is configured to support theelectronic device 1800 in communicating with another device.

In some other embodiments, the electronic device 1800 is the seconddevice 120 (for example, the mobile phone B) shown in FIG. 1 . In thiscase, the processing module 1801 may be configured to support theelectronic device 1800 in performing the operation of “entering the userbiometric feature b” in S505 and S605 in the foregoing methodembodiment, and/or another process of the technology described in thisspecification. The image capture module 1802 may be configured tosupport the electronic device 1800 in capturing an image of a realworld. The display module 1803 may be configured to support the displayprocessing module 1801 of the electronic device 1800 in performing ARrendering on the image of the real world to obtain a virtual-realityintegrated image, the operation of “displaying the first interface” inS1008, and/or another process of the technology described in thisspecification. The communication module 1804 may be configured tosupport the electronic device 1800 in performing the operation of“sending the second ID and the user biometric feature b to the server C” in S605, the operation of “receiving the first push message” in S1008in the foregoing method embodiment, S1605, and/or another process of thetechnology described in this specification. The storage module 1805 maybe configured to support the electronic device 1800 in storing thesecond virtual information, and/or another process of the technologydescribed in this specification. The storage module may be furtherconfigured to store program code and data of the electronic device 1800.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment of this application, thefirst device 110 shown in FIG. 1 may perform the method steps performedby the mobile phone A. In a process of receiving a virtual object sharedby another electronic device, the first device 110 may further performthe method steps performed by the mobile phone B. The second device 120shown in FIG. 1 may perform the method steps performed by the mobilephone B. In a process of sharing a virtual object with anotherelectronic device, the second device 120 may further perform the methodsteps performed by the mobile phone A.

The processing module 1801 may be a processor or a controller, forexample, may be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit,CPU), a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), anapplication-specific integrated circuit (Application-Specific IntegratedCircuit, ASIC), a field programmable gate array (Field Programmable GateArray, FPGA) or another programmable logic device, a transistor logicdevice, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. The processormay include an application processor and a baseband processor. Theprocessor may implement or execute various example logical blocks,modules, and circuits described with reference to content disclosed inthis application. The processor may be a combination of processorsimplementing a computing function, for example, a combination of one ormore microprocessors, or a combination of the DSP and a microprocessor.

For example, the processing module 1801 is one or more processors (theprocessor 410 shown in FIG. 4 ), and the storage module 1805 may be amemory (the internal memory 421 shown in FIG. 4 ). The display module1803 may be a display (for example, the display 494 shown in FIG. 4 ).The image capture module 1802 may be a camera (for example, the camera493 shown in FIG. 4 ). The sensor module may be the sensor module 480shown in FIG. 4 . The communication module 1804 may be a transceiver(for example, the mobile communication module 450 or the wirelesscommunication module 460 shown in FIG. 4 ). The electronic device 1800provided in this embodiment of this application may be the electronicdevice 400 shown in FIG. 4 . The one or more processors, the memory, thecamera, the transceiver, the display, and the like may be connectedtogether, for example, connected through a bus.

When an integrated unit is used, FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of apossible structure of a server 1900 in the foregoing embodiment. Theserver 1900 may include a processing module 1901, a communication module1902, and a storage module 1903.

The processing module 1901 may be configured to support the electronicdevice 1800 in performing the operation of “obtaining the 3D model ofthe digital world corresponding to the location information in the firstmessage”, and the operation of “deleting the identifier of the firstvirtual object from the first virtual information, and adding theidentifier of the first virtual object to the second virtualinformation” in S1602 in the foregoing method embodiment, and/or anotherprocess of the technology described in this specification. Thecommunication module 1902 may be configured to support the electronicdevice 1800 in performing the operation of “receiving the user biometricfeature a”, the operation of “receiving the first message from themobile phone A”, the operation of “sending the second message to themobile phone A”, the operation of “receiving the location informationfrom the mobile phone A”, the operation of “receiving the user biometricfeature or the second image from the mobile phone A”, the operation of“sending the 3D model of the digital world to the mobile phone A”, andthe operation of “sending the second 3D identifier to the mobile phoneA” in S504 and S604, the operation of “receiving the first pushresponse” in S1006, S1007, S1601, and S1602 in the foregoing methodembodiment, S1603, S1606, S1607, and/or another process of thetechnology described in this specification. The storage module 1903 maybe configured to support the electronic device 1800 in performing theoperation of “storing the first ID and the user biometric feature acorresponding to the first ID” in S604, and the operation of “storingthe second ID and the user biometric feature b corresponding to thesecond ID” in S605 in the foregoing method embodiment, and/or anotherprocess of the technology described in this specification. The storagemodule 1903 may be further configured to store program code and data ofthe server C.

The storage module 1903 may include the user information database 903and the virtual object database 904 that are shown in FIG. 9A. Theprocessing module 1901 integrates functions of the user managementservice 901 and the virtual object management service 902 that are shownin FIG. 9A. Alternatively, the storage module 1903 may include thecontent database 911 shown in FIG. 9B. The processing module 1901integrates a function of the content management service 910 shown inFIG. 9B.

The processing module 1901 may be one or more processors, and thestorage module 1903 may be a memory. The communication module 1902 maybe a transceiver (for example, a mobile communication module or awireless communication module). The one or more processors, the memory,the transceiver, and the like may be connected together, for example,connected through a bus.

An embodiment of this application further provides a chip system. Asshown in FIG. 20 , the chip system 2000 includes at least one processor2001 and at least one interface circuit 2002. The processor 2001 and theinterface circuit 2002 may be interconnected through a line. Forexample, the interface circuit 2002 may be configured to receive asignal from another apparatus (for example, a memory of an electronicdevice). For another example, the interface circuit 2002 may beconfigured to send a signal to another apparatus (for example, theprocessor 2001). For example, the interface circuit 2002 may readinstructions stored in a memory, and send the instructions to theprocessor 2001. When the instructions are executed by the processor2001, the electronic device is enabled to perform the steps in theforegoing embodiments. Certainly, the chip system may further includeanother discrete device. This is not specifically limited in thisembodiment of this application.

An embodiment of this application further provides a computer storagemedium. The computer storage medium includes computer instructions. Whenthe computer instructions are run on the foregoing electronic device,the electronic device (for example, the first device or the seconddevice) is enabled to perform the functions or the steps performed bythe mobile phone in the foregoing method embodiments.

An embodiment of this application further provides a computer storagemedium. The computer storage medium includes computer instructions. Whenthe computer instructions are run on the foregoing electronic device,the server is enabled to perform the functions or the steps performed bythe server in the foregoing method embodiments.

An embodiment of this application further provides a computer programproduct. When the computer program product runs on a computer, thecomputer is enabled to perform the functions or the steps performed bythe mobile phone or the server in the foregoing method embodiments.

The foregoing descriptions about implementations allow a person skilledin the art to clearly understand that, for the purpose of convenient andbrief description, division of the foregoing functional modules is usedas an example for illustration. In actual application, the foregoingfunctions can be allocated to different modules and implemented based ona requirement, that is, an inner structure of an apparatus is dividedinto different functional modules to implement all or some of thefunctions described above.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should beunderstood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented inother manners. For example, the described apparatus embodiment is merelyan example. For example, the module or division into the units is merelylogical function division and may be other division in actualimplementation. For example, a plurality of units or components may becombined or integrated into another apparatus, or some features may beignored or not performed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutualcouplings or direct couplings or communication connections may beimplemented through some interfaces. The indirect couplings orcommunication connections between the apparatuses or units may beimplemented in electronic, mechanical, or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physicallyseparate, and parts displayed as units may be one or more physicalunits, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on differentplaces. Some or all of the units may be selected based on actualrequirements to achieve the objectives of the solutions of embodiments.

In addition, function units in embodiments of this application may beintegrated into one processing unit, each of the units may exist alonephysically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. Theintegrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or may beimplemented in a form of a software function unit.

When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a softwarefunction unit and sold or used as an independent product, the integratedunit may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such anunderstanding, the technical solutions of this application essentially,or the part contributing to the conventional technology, or all or someof the technical solutions may be implemented in the form of a softwareproduct. The software product is stored in a storage medium and includesseveral instructions for instructing a device (which may be asingle-chip microcomputer, a chip or the like) or a processor(processor) to perform all or some of the steps of the methods describedin embodiments of this application. The foregoing storage mediumincludes any medium that can store program code, such as a USB flashdrive, a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (read-only memory,ROM), a random access memory (random access memory, RAM), a magneticdisk, or an optical disc.

The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of thisapplication, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of thisapplication. Any variation or replacement within the technical scopedisclosed in this application shall fall within the protection scope ofthis application. Therefore, the protection scope of this applicationshall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

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 41. A method, applied to a first device, wherein afirst application is installed on the first device, the firstapplication provides a digital world that is in a 1:1 correspondencewith a real world, the first device logs in to a first account in thefirst application, and the method comprises: receiving, by the firstdevice, a first operation of a user, wherein the first operationtriggers the first device to start the first application; displaying, bythe first device, a first image in response to the first operation,wherein the first image is obtained by integrating a plurality of piecesof 3D identification information of the digital world into a secondimage of the real world captured by a camera of the first device andperforming augmented reality (AR) rendering, the first image and thesecond image comprise an image of a first user, the plurality of piecesof 3D identification information comprise a first 3D identifier and asecond 3D identifier, the first 3D identifier identifies at least abuilding, a plant, or a mountain scenery in the real world, and thesecond 3D identifier identifies the first user; receiving, by the firstdevice, a second operation of the user; displaying, by the first device,one or a plurality of virtual objects in response to the secondoperation, wherein the one or the plurality of virtual objects comprise:an image or a file in the first device, and a virtual model or anemoticon that is provided by a server of the first application and thatis configured to be usable for mutual sharing between different accountsof the first application; receiving, by the first device, a firstsliding operation of the user, wherein a start point of a sliding trackof the first sliding operation is a first virtual object in the one orthe plurality of virtual objects, and an end point is the image of thefirst user; in response to the first sliding operation, displaying, bythe first device, a dynamic image of the first virtual object movingtowards the image of the first user along the sliding track; andrequesting, by the first device, the server to transmit the firstvirtual object to a second device that logs in to a second account,wherein the second account is associated with the first user.
 42. Themethod according to claim 41, wherein displaying, by the first device,the first image in response to the first operation comprises: inresponse to the first operation, capturing, by the first device, thesecond image by using the camera, and collecting data by using a presetsensor, wherein the preset sensor comprises at least one of a gyroscopesensor, an acceleration sensor, or a global positioning system (GPS)positioning sensor; obtaining, by the first device, location informationand posture information of the first device based on the second imageand the data collected by the preset sensor, wherein the postureinformation of the first device indicates a spatial posture of the firstdevice; obtaining, by the first device from the server, a 3D model ofthe digital world corresponding to the location information and theposture information, wherein the 3D model of the digital world comprisesthe first 3D identifier and garage kit data of an object identified bythe first 3D identifier, the garage kit data indicates athree-dimensional structure of the object identified by the first 3Didentifier, and the 3D model of the digital world is created based on 3Ddata of the real world; obtaining, by the first device, the second 3Didentifier from the server based on a user biometric feature of thefirst user in the second image, wherein the user biometric featurecomprises a face image or iris information; and integrating, by thefirst device, the first 3D identifier and the second 3D identifier intothe second image based on the 3D model of the digital world, thelocation information, and the posture information of the first device,performing AR rendering to obtain the first image, and displaying thefirst image.
 43. The method according to claim 42, wherein obtaining, bythe first device, the location information and the posture informationof the first device based on the second image and the data collected bythe preset sensor comprises: sending, by the first device to the server,the second image and the data collected by the preset sensor; andreceiving, by the first device, the location information and the postureinformation from the server, wherein the location information and theposture information are determined by performing spatial computing basedon the second image and the data collected by the preset sensor.
 44. Themethod according to claim 42, wherein obtaining, by the first device,the second 3D identifier from the server based on the user biometricfeature of the first user in the second image comprises: obtaining, bythe first device, the user biometric feature in the second image;sending, by the first device, the user biometric feature to the server;and receiving, by the first device, the second account and the second 3Didentifier of the second account from the server, wherein the secondaccount is associated with the first user and corresponds to the userbiometric feature.
 45. The method according to claim 42, whereinobtaining, by the first device, the second 3D identifier from the serverbased on the user biometric feature of the first user in the secondimage comprises: sending, by the first device, the second image to theserver, wherein the second image comprises the user biometric feature;and receiving, by the first device, the second account and the second 3Didentifier of the second account from the server, wherein the secondaccount is associated with the first user and corresponds to the userbiometric feature.
 46. The method according to claim 42, wherein: alocation of the second 3D identifier in the first image is preset basedon a location of the user biometric feature in the second image; or alocation of the second 3D identifier in the first image is determinedbased on location information of the second device, and the locationinformation of the second device is obtained by the first device fromthe server.
 47. The method according to claim 41, wherein displaying, bythe first device, the one or the plurality of virtual objects inresponse to the second operation comprises: obtaining, by the firstdevice, first virtual information in response to the second operation,wherein the first virtual information comprises an identifier of avirtual object downloaded by the first account from the server or anidentifier of a virtual object shared by another account with the firstaccount; and displaying, by the first device, the one or the pluralityof virtual objects indicated by the first virtual information.
 48. Themethod according to claim 47, further comprising: deleting, by the firstdevice, an identifier of the first virtual object from the first virtualinformation in response to the first sliding operation.
 49. The methodaccording to claim 41, further comprising: after requesting, by thefirst device, the server to transmit the first virtual object to thesecond device logging in to the second account, receiving, by the firstdevice, a first sharing result from the server, wherein the firstsharing result indicates that the second device accepts the firstvirtual object; and sending, by the first device, first promptinformation, wherein the first prompt information indicates that thefirst virtual object is successfully shared.
 50. The method according toclaim 49, further comprising: receiving, by the first device, a secondsharing result from the server, wherein the second sharing resultindicates that the second device rejects the first virtual object; andsending, by the first device, second prompt information, wherein thesecond prompt information indicates that the first virtual object failsto be shared.
 51. The method according to claim 41, further comprising:displaying, by the first device, a user biometric feature recordinginterface in response to a first event, wherein the user biometricfeature recording interface is usable to record a user biometricfeature, and the user biometric feature comprises a face image or irisinformation; receiving, by the first device, a user biometric feature ofa second user that is entered by the second user on the user biometricfeature recording interface; and sending, by the first device, the firstaccount and the user biometric feature of the second user to the server.52. An electronic device, comprising: a wireless communicationinterface; a non-transitory memory; a display; a camera; and one or moreprocessors; wherein the wireless communication interface, the memory,the display, and the camera are coupled to the processor; wherein afirst application is installed on the electronic device, the firstapplication provides a digital world that is in a 1:1 correspondencewith a real world, and the electronic device logs in to a first accountin the first application, the first device; and wherein thenon-transitory memory is configured to store computer program code, thecomputer program code comprises computer instructions, and when thecomputer instructions are executed by the processor, the electronicdevice is enabled to perform the following operations: receiving a firstoperation of a user, wherein the first operation triggers the electronicdevice to start the first application; displaying a first image inresponse to the first operation, wherein the first image is obtained byintegrating a plurality of pieces of 3D identification information ofthe digital world into a second image of the real world captured by thecamera and performing augmented reality (AR) rendering, the first imageand the second image comprise an image of a first user, the plurality ofpieces of 3D identification information comprise a first 3D identifierand a second 3D identifier, the first 3D identifier identifies at leasta building, a plant, or a mountain scenery in the real world, and thesecond 3D identifier identifies the first user; receiving a secondoperation of the user; displaying one or a plurality of virtual objectsin response to the second operation, wherein the one or the plurality ofvirtual objects comprise: an image or a file in the first device, and avirtual model or an emoticon that is provided by a server of the firstapplication and that is configured to be usable for mutual sharingbetween different accounts of the first application; receiving a firstsliding operation of the user, wherein a start point of a sliding trackof the first sliding operation is a first virtual object in theplurality of virtual objects, and an end point is the image of the firstuser; in response to the first sliding operation, displaying a dynamicimage of the first virtual object moving towards the image of the firstuser along the sliding track; and requesting the server to transmit thefirst virtual object to a second device logging in to a second account,wherein the second account is associated with the first user.
 53. Theelectronic device according to claim 52, wherein when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device isenabled to further perform the following operations: in response to thefirst operation, capturing the second image by using the camera, andcollecting data by using a preset sensor, wherein the preset sensorcomprises at least one of a gyroscope sensor, an acceleration sensor, ora global positioning system (GPS) positioning sensor; obtaining locationinformation and posture information of the first device based on thesecond image and the data collected by the preset sensor, wherein theposture information of the first device indicates a spatial posture ofthe first device; obtaining, from the server, a 3D model of the digitalworld corresponding to the location information and the postureinformation, wherein the 3D model of the digital world comprises thefirst 3D identifier and garage kit data of an object identified by thefirst 3D identifier, the garage kit data indicates a three-dimensionalstructure of the object identified by the first 3D identifier, and the3D model of the digital world is created based on 3D data of the realworld; obtaining the second 3D identifier from the server based on auser biometric feature of the first user in the second image, whereinthe user biometric feature comprises a face image or iris information;and integrating the first 3D identifier and the second 3D identifierinto the second image based on the 3D model of the digital world, andthe location information and the posture information of the firstdevice, performing AR rendering to obtain the first image, anddisplaying the first image.
 54. The electronic device according to claim53, wherein when the computer instructions are executed by theprocessor, the electronic device is enabled to further perform thefollowing operations: sending, to the server, the second image and thedata collected by the preset sensor; and receiving the locationinformation and the posture information of the electronic device fromthe server, wherein the location information and the posture informationare determined by performing spatial computing based on the second imageand the data collected by the preset sensor.
 55. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 53, wherein when the computer instructions areexecuted by the processor, the electronic device is enabled to furtherperform the following operations: obtaining the user biometric featurein the second image; sending the user biometric feature to the server;and receiving the second account and the second 3D identifier of thesecond account from the server, wherein the second account is associatedwith the first user and corresponds to the user biometric feature. 56.The electronic device according to claim 53, wherein when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device isenabled to further perform the following operations: sending the secondimage to the server, wherein the second image comprises the userbiometric feature; and receiving the second account and the second 3Didentifier of the second account from the server, wherein the secondaccount is associated with the first user and corresponds to the userbiometric feature.
 57. The electronic device according to claim 52,wherein: a location of the second 3D identifier in the first image ispreset based on a location of a user biometric feature in the secondimage; or a location of the second 3D identifier in the first image isdetermined based on location information of the second device, and thelocation information of the second device is obtained by the firstdevice from the server.
 58. The electronic device according to claim 52,wherein when the computer instructions are executed by the processor,the electronic device is enabled to further perform the followingoperations: obtaining first virtual information in response to thesecond operation, wherein the first virtual information comprises anidentifier of a virtual object downloaded by the first account from theserver, or an identifier of a virtual object shared by another accountwith the first account; and displaying the one or the plurality ofvirtual objects indicated by the first virtual information.
 59. Theelectronic device according to claim 58, wherein when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device isenabled to further perform the following operations: deleting anidentifier of the first virtual object from the first virtualinformation in response to the first sliding operation.
 60. Theelectronic device according to claim 52, wherein when the computerinstructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device isenabled to further perform the following operations: after requestingthe server to transmit the first virtual object to the second devicelogging in to the second account, receiving a first sharing result fromthe server, wherein the first sharing result indicates that the seconddevice accepts the first virtual object; and sending first promptinformation, wherein the first prompt information indicates that thefirst virtual object is successfully shared.